NASA Publishes Extraordinary Satellite View of California Wildflowers in Bloom

With the reserve temporarily closed due to COVID-19 measures, in-person poppy watching isn’t possible.

But thanks to NASA, we’re able to have a whole different perspective on the event.

Amid solar farms and green pastures, the bright orange poppies make their mark.

NASA Photo of California Superbloom from the NASA Earth Observatory

Photo: NASA Earth Observatory/Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey

NASA published satellite imagery of California’s annual superbloom in the Antelope Valley.

NASA Photo of California Superbloom from the NASA Earth Observatory

Photo: NASA Earth Observatory/Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey

NASA Photo of California Superbloom from the NASA Earth Observatory

Photo: NASA Earth Observatory/Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey

Poppy Superbloom in California

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Wildflowers in Antelope Valley

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Wildflowers at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve

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