Canyonlands Satellite Image

Document Type

Map

Publication Date

10-1-2022

Abstract

As a contribution to the Utah as Art collection created by UtahView, a member of the AmericaView consortium (https://americaview.org/), this image of Bear Lake, Utah is intended to act as an educational resource to increase interest in the contributions of remote sensing satellites as an aid to Earth resource management. Canyonlands National Park, located in southeastern Utah, is a geologically diverse area within the Colorado Plateau that has been shaped by deposition, uplift, and erosion. The park is divided into four districts. Island in the Sky, located in the northern area, is a sheer-walled sandstone mesa that prominently rises above rugged canyons. The Needles forms the southeast portion and is defined by colorful spires of Cedar Mesa Sandstone. The Maze, located in the southwest portion, is a labyrinth of intricately carved canyons and gullies. The Colorado River and Green River, separate the three other districts and form deep incised canyons. This image of Canyonlands National Park was captured on June 19, 2018, by the Multispectral Imager onboard the European Space Agency Sentinel-2A satellite. The image is rendered to approximate natural landscape colors, but also emphasize the Green and Colorado rivers. The image is integrated with topographic relief data to emphasize the diversity of the terrain.

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