Ocean Sand, Bahamas
NASA image acquired January 17, 2001
Though the above image may resemble a new age painting straight out of an art gallery in Venice Beach, California, it is in fact a satellite image of the sands and seaweed in the Bahamas. The image was taken by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus (ETM+) instrument aboard the Landsat 7 satellite. Tides and ocean currents in the Bahamas sculpted the sand and seaweed beds into these multicolored, fluted patterns in much the same way that winds sculpted the vast sand dunes in the Sahara Desert.
Image courtesy Serge Andrefouet, University of South Florida
Instrument: Landsat 7 - ETM+
Credit: NASA/GSFC/Landsat
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Fotosconlosojos, Maɾy, subarcticmike, ohmytara, and 124 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Fotosconlosojos (25 months ago | reply)
awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
subarcticmike (25 months ago | reply)
this would shame a peacock...
well done serge and thank you for sharing!
Chip_n_thePNW (25 months ago | reply)
The "Art" of science ! ! ! ... VERY interesting ! ! !
dodagp (25 months ago | reply)
No comments.
Any words would belittle Nature's Artistic Power...
thepretenda (25 months ago | reply)
astounding blue hues
grammardog (25 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous!
hellen.888 (25 months ago | reply)
Wow ! Fantastic !
colorblindxs2 (25 months ago | reply)
Refreshing and Breathtaking!
Danilo Leal (25 months ago | reply)
nossa, que lindo!!
isso é arte!!
Adieciochominutosdelsol (24 months ago | reply)
Terrible!!!!!!!!!
ARK11 (24 months ago | reply)
Interesting pattern