Colorful sinkholes at the Dead Sea
Djamil Al-Halbouni
GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany
Sinkholes form in the former Dead Sea lake-bed due to the regression of the lake. Their colors are determined by water and ground mineral composition and the angle of view of the camera due to polarization effects.
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Reuse
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Djamil Al-Halbouni (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
6.6 MB
Width
4000 px
Height
3000 px
Aspect
4:3
Brand
Dji
Model
FC300X
Exposure
4 mm f/2.8 1/500 s ISO 100
Software
Irfanview
Taken
10 December 2016
Coordinates
31.3354, 35.5424
Tint
Medium gray
Submitted
3 February 2017
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