Sunrise at Badwater Basin, Death Valley, USA
by Jonas Kuhn, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
Panamint mountain range and its reflection on the temporary shallow water surface in Badwater salt basin, Death Valley, USA after sunrise. The photograph is taken in the near infrared, where the contrast between skylight, clouds, and terrestrial surfaces is enhanced.
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- North America (775)
- Northern America (610)
- United States of America (406)
- Exact location (-116.7830 W, 36.2324 N)
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- sunrise (37)
- near infrared (8)
- death valley (7)
- panamint mountains (1)
- badwater basin (1)
- salt basin (1)
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3174 × 2090 px;
image/jpeg; 5.1 MB
Camera:
Nikon COOLPIX A (modified)
Software: darktable
Taken in
February
2026
Submitted on 10 March 2026
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Credit
Jonas Kuhn (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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