A painter's palette, France

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 15 July 2018 at 10:50:29 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 13 August 2020 at 10:46:29 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 17 September 2020 at 10:50:31 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 19 July 2021 at 10:46:19 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Natural resources, river, mine, quarry, lake, pond, sand, France
Fig. 1 - S2 (17.09.2020) - Often located along riverbeds, many sand and gravel quarries are subsequently renaturalized as ponds.
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At Montereau-Fault-Yonne, the Seine meets the larger Yonne and then the Loing tributary a few kilometers further.
Fig. 2 - S2 (17.09.2020) - Here, a multitude of pools and ponds boast diverse shades of blue and green.
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Fig. 3 - S2 (13.08.2020) - Villemanoche active sand-quarry displays a gradient of colour from deep blue to yellow, similar to a painter's palette.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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