A serene gradient from red to smoky blue-gray seems to mask a chaotic scene underneath, expressing a wide range of emotion. Looking like a NASA closeup of Jupiter, this image reveals sediment in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast.
Earth As Art 5
In the 5th edition of Earth as Art, we continue to display the Earth as our eyes cannot see it—in creative combinations of visible and infrared light. These unreal views of farmland, coastlines, and snowscapes remind us of the powerfully artistic qualities of Earth’s land features.
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The Watcher
The Watcher
The Watcher
Weird Watercolor
Weird Watercolor
Weird Watercolor
Tapestry
Tapestry
Tapestry
Fanciful Fluorescence
Fanciful Fluorescence
Fanciful Fluorescence
Expressions in the Desert
Expressions in the Desert
Expressions in the Desert
Moody Carvings
Moody Carvings
Moody Carvings
Painted Horse
Painted Horse
Painted Horse
Lurking Madness
Lurking Madness
Lurking Madness
Shifting Shapes
Shifting Shapes
Shifting Shapes
Crimson Streams
Crimson Streams
Crimson Streams
Mackenzie Meets Beaufort
Mackenzie Meets Beaufort
Mackenzie Meets Beaufort
Unfriendly Landscape
Unfriendly Landscape
Unfriendly Landscape
Bleeding Heart
Bleeding Heart
Bleeding Heart
Storm amid the Calm
Storm amid the Calm
Storm amid the Calm
Bleak Midwinter
Bleak Midwinter
Bleak Midwinter
Sabotage
Sabotage
Sabotage
Fractured
Fractured
Fractured
Shoal Complex
Shoal Complex
Shoal Complex
Serene Expressions
Serene Expressions
Serene Expressions
Parallel Dunes
Parallel Dunes
Parallel Dunes
Icy Vortex
Icy Vortex
Icy Vortex
Southwestern Abstract
Southwestern Abstract
Southwestern Abstract
Tantibus
Tantibus
Tantibus
Caspian Scour
Caspian Scour
Caspian Scour
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Here are the images from the Earth As Art 5 collection, released in 2018. To download the full-resolution image, click the links in each image.
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Serene Expressions
A serene gradient from red to smoky blue-gray seems to mask a chaotic scene underneath, expressing a wide range of emotion. Looking like a NASA closeup of Jupiter, this image reveals sediment in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast.
Parallel Dunes
Most of this image is in the Simpson Desert Regional Reserve of South Australia. The shallow lakes, appearing in colors ranging from nearly black to aqua blue, are dry most of the time. Here, they seem to stretch with the sand dunes, which extend for hundreds of kilometers.
Collection: Earth As Art 5
Most of this image is in the Simpson Desert Regional Reserve of South Australia. The shallow lakes, appearing in colors ranging from nearly black to aqua blue, are dry most of the time. Here, they seem to stretch with the sand dunes, which extend for hundreds of kilometers.
Collection: Earth As Art 5
Southwestern Abstract
Abstract figures seem to appear on these South American plateaus. It is reminiscent of Southwestern artistic style with a modernist abstract twist. These farm fields are on the tops of plateaus in northeastern Brazil. Where the edges of the fields are ragged lines, the fields have been planted right up to the edge of cliffs.
Abstract figures seem to appear on these South American plateaus. It is reminiscent of Southwestern artistic style with a modernist abstract twist. These farm fields are on the tops of plateaus in northeastern Brazil. Where the edges of the fields are ragged lines, the fields have been planted right up to the edge of cliffs.
Tantibus
Tantibus is Latin for nightmare. This image does appear to be a creepy, foggy, haunted scene. But there is nothing to worry about—it is just science data. The elevation data shown here, recorded by space shuttle Endeavour in 2000, are from the Rocky Mountains of Utah and Colorado.
Tantibus is Latin for nightmare. This image does appear to be a creepy, foggy, haunted scene. But there is nothing to worry about—it is just science data. The elevation data shown here, recorded by space shuttle Endeavour in 2000, are from the Rocky Mountains of Utah and Colorado.
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Here are the images from the Earth As Art 5 collection, released in 2018. To download the full-resolution image, click the links in each image.
Filter Total Items: 25
Serene ExpressionsA serene gradient from red to smoky blue-gray seems to mask a chaotic scene underneath, expressing a wide range of emotion. Looking like a NASA closeup of Jupiter, this image reveals sediment in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast.
A serene gradient from red to smoky blue-gray seems to mask a chaotic scene underneath, expressing a wide range of emotion. Looking like a NASA closeup of Jupiter, this image reveals sediment in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast.
Parallel DunesMost of this image is in the Simpson Desert Regional Reserve of South Australia. The shallow lakes, appearing in colors ranging from nearly black to aqua blue, are dry most of the time. Here, they seem to stretch with the sand dunes, which extend for hundreds of kilometers.
Collection: Earth As Art 5
Most of this image is in the Simpson Desert Regional Reserve of South Australia. The shallow lakes, appearing in colors ranging from nearly black to aqua blue, are dry most of the time. Here, they seem to stretch with the sand dunes, which extend for hundreds of kilometers.
Collection: Earth As Art 5
Southwestern AbstractAbstract figures seem to appear on these South American plateaus. It is reminiscent of Southwestern artistic style with a modernist abstract twist. These farm fields are on the tops of plateaus in northeastern Brazil. Where the edges of the fields are ragged lines, the fields have been planted right up to the edge of cliffs.
Abstract figures seem to appear on these South American plateaus. It is reminiscent of Southwestern artistic style with a modernist abstract twist. These farm fields are on the tops of plateaus in northeastern Brazil. Where the edges of the fields are ragged lines, the fields have been planted right up to the edge of cliffs.
TantibusTantibus is Latin for nightmare. This image does appear to be a creepy, foggy, haunted scene. But there is nothing to worry about—it is just science data. The elevation data shown here, recorded by space shuttle Endeavour in 2000, are from the Rocky Mountains of Utah and Colorado.
Tantibus is Latin for nightmare. This image does appear to be a creepy, foggy, haunted scene. But there is nothing to worry about—it is just science data. The elevation data shown here, recorded by space shuttle Endeavour in 2000, are from the Rocky Mountains of Utah and Colorado.
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