A 2024 satellite photo captured a striking emerald body of water in the Australian outback. It is made up of four different ephemeral lakes that have merged after breaking their banks due to near-record levels of rainfall.
(Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory/Landsat)
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Where is it? Barkly Tableland, Australia’s Northern Territory [-18.595019720, 135.2699610]
What’s in the photo? A series of ephemeral lakes that have merged into a single body of water
Which satellite took the photo? Landsat 8
When was it taken? Oct. 30, 2024
Harry is a U.K.-based senior staff writer at Live Science. He studied marine biology at the University of Exeter before training to become a journalist. He covers a wide range of topics including space exploration, planetary science, space weather, climate change, animal behavior and paleontology. His recent work on the solar maximum won “best space submission” at the 2024 Aerospace Media Awards and was shortlisted in the “top scoop” category at the NCTJ Awards for Excellence in 2023. He also writes Live Science’s weekly Earth from space series.
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