426 km from the Pyrenees to the Alps, World record for the most distant photographed landscape on Earth

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 25 October 2019 at 10:40:29 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 12 August 2022 at 10:30:31 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Mountain range, France, Spain
Fig. 1 - RGEALTI + COP-DEM - Marc Bret has set the World record for the most distant photographed landscape on Earth, 443km away.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (25.10.2019 & 12.08.2022) - On 16.07.2016, he photographed the Alps from Finestrelles Peak (2826m) at the French-Spanish border.
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Fig. 3 - S2 (25.10.2019 & 12.08.2022) - He took a picture showing the Ecrins Mountains, the furthest recognizable peak was Pic Gaspard (3883m).
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