One of the most amazing photos I have seen

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I am at a local soccer club and there is a large screen showing Google images.
One picture came up and I had to get closer to understand what it was.
It is a photo of a tree growing in the Dead Sea between Jordan and Israel on what is a small salt mound.
Photo credit - Tzevika Stein - Israel

Further research reveals the truth.
Even though a close inspection of the tree will reveal buds on the branches and roots stretching into the salty crust of the island, it doesn’t mean that the tree sprouted and grew there. It was a local artist who brought and “planted” it on the salt island as an original art installation. Apparently, he has been visiting the tree every day, putting mud around its base to ensure that it gets all the nutrients needed to survive in this extremely harsh environment.

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I was astonished at how much the Dead sea has shrunk in only ten years between my visiting the Jordanian side in 2008 and the Israeli side in 2018. So we may see more of this in future.

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Personally I doubt any photo will ever surpass the photo that Voyager 1 took of Earth from something like 6 billion km away. It must be the most amazing photo of all amazing photos ever taken.

That tiny speck in space is us…

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Far out Man, and there is you hanging on to the bottom of that white speck for dear life. :rofl:

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It is an amazing photo. The problems that seem so big and important to us are all on that tiny tiny speck.

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Actually I think you are the one hanging on to the bottom, in astronomy South is the top.

How’s it going down there?

Absolutely agree, we all look so insignificant in the vastness of space, and, oh boy, isn’t it vast?

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