Subj : ES Picture of the Day 31  2022
To   : All
From : Dan Richter
Date : Tue May 31 2022 12:00:42

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The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes
and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and
archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The
community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and
relevant links.


 Reflections on the Southern Wasatch Mountains

   May 31, 2022

    NeboUtCo1450c_11mar22

   Photographer:  Ray Boren

   Summary Author:  Ray Boren

   A rural pond mirrors the majestic southern peaks of the  Wasatch
   Mountains in this photograph, taken on March 11, 2022, a mild day
   poised between winter and spring. The pasture lands, just south of
    Utah Lake, are wet but mostly free of snow. Conversely, fresh snow
   blankets the mountains and their alluvial slopes almost down to the
   Utah Valley floor.

   The  Wasatch Range, a western outlier of the Rocky Mountains, is
   often called “the spine of Utah,” because it extends north and south
   through the middle of the state. The mountains stretch about 250 miles
   (402 km) from near the Utah-Idaho border to terminate on the south at
    Mount Nebo, the peak shown to the right in this photograph. It is
   the range’s highest in elevation, at 11,933 feet (3,637 m.) above sea
   level. Other prominent summits pictured are Loafer Mountain, dominating
   to the left, and Dry Mountain. The southern Wasatch, a product of the
    Laramide Orogeny and the  Wasatch Fault, include sedimentary,
   volcanic and metamorphic rocks and strata from the Precambrian,
   Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras.

   The pond is fed by runoff from winter precipitation and offers a lovely
   example the law of reflection. Specifically visible in the photo above
   is  specular reflection, which occurs when rays of light bounce off
   the clear, calm water to produce a mirror-like, albeit inverted, image.
     * Wasatch Range, Utah Coordinates: 39.926, -111.872

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