Observing solstice shadows on Tropic of Cancer - Africa

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 11 December 2017 at 08:03:21 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 30 December 2017 at 10:14:21 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 13 June 2018 at 10:10:19 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 18 June 2018 at 10:10:21 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 24 June 2018 at 07:56:09 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, seasons, summer, winter, tropics, mountain range, shadow, geology, Egypt, Algeria
Fig. 1 - S2 (13 & 18.06.2018) - 12,11,4 colour composite - Shadowless Algerian Hoggar range viewed near the summer solstice.
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Fig. 2 - 30.12.2017 - Same view near the Northern hemisphere winter solstice, when shadows are maximum.
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Fig. 3 - 24.06.2018 - View of the Sudanese side of the Red Sea rift (also located on the Tropic of Cancer) near the summer solstice.
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Fig. 4 - 11.12.2017 - Winter view. This colour composite reduces stray light due to Rayleigh scattering & strengthens shadows.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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