The Atlantic Ocean in Images
An Image a day keeps the doctor away
IMAGE OF THE DAY | MARCH 15, 2021 I SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
This is one of the first images taken by the Brazilian Amazonia-1 satellite, which was developed by the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and successfully launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India, on February 28, 2021, together with other 18 co-passenger satellites onboard of the launching vehicule PSLV-C51. In the image, acquired on March 3, 2021, we can see the sprawling megacity of Sao Paulo in the left side and, just below, the coastal city of Santos (Google maps). More information available on INPE’s Website. Credit: Image courtesy of INPE.
IMAGE OF THE DAY | GALLERY
Celebrating nature and people in and around the Atlantic Ocean
Do you want to contribute to the gallery? Your contribution could be photos of costal communities, cultural heritage, marine and coastal biodiversity, as well as satellite imagery, marine robotics, drones and deep sea ROVs. We are counting on your resourcefulness and creativity. Send your image or video to Jose Luiz Moutinho. Please include author, title, short description with date and location (link to Google Maps if possible) and links to other resources such as Wikipedia. Your image will be published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.