The Salt Ponds No. 1 — satellite art print of Cargill salt ponds, Newark, San Francisco Bay, California, USA, captured 2025-03-24

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The Salt Ponds No. 1

Cargill salt ponds, Newark, San Francisco Bay, California, USA

37.48, -122.04 · Captured 2025-03-24

Giclée-quality archival print, made to order, ships internationally. Size & Framing Guide

The satellite found a stained-glass window laid flat on the water at the south end of San Francisco Bay: Cargill's salt evaporation ponds near Newark, California, each one a slightly different colour depending on its salinity and the microorganisms that thrive at that concentration — electric green, ochre, olive, amber.