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Optical illusions and the view from space
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Optical illusions and the view from space

June 16, 2016 Cherie Winner Leave a comment

Take a good look at the photo below. Shot from a satellite, it shows a section of the Grand Canyon, with the dark ribbon of the Colorado River winding through it. Notice anything “off” about the image? Especially in the upper portion and in the area of the big hairpin turn at lower right?

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Google Earth image courtesy Sonny Harman

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