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Imaggeo on Mondays: Moonrise at Kata Tjuta

May 25, 2020
Imaggeo on Mondays: Moonrise at Kata Tjuta
Moonrise at Kata Tjuta. Credit: John Clemens (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This is a high-dynamic-range (HDR) photograph of moonrise over the hills of Kata Tjuta in central Australia. The HDR technique allows details to be seen in the deep shadows and well as in the brighter parts of the image. Kata Tjuta (formerly known as The Olgas) means ‘many heads’ in the Pitjantjatjara language, spoken by the local Anangu people. The location is approximately 360 km SW of the ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Mola de Lord

August 31, 2015
Imaggeo on Mondays: Mola de Lord
Mola de Lord . Credit: Sarah Weick (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

From the easterly Atlantic waters of the Bay of Biscay to the Catalan wild coast (Costa Brava) in the west, the Spanish Pyrenees stretch 430 km across the north of the country. At the foothills of the Catalan Pyrenees you’ll find the Pre-Pyrenees. Despite not reaching the soaring heights of the peaks of the Pyrenees, they nonetheless offer important insights into the geology of the range and stunn ...[Read More]