Belt of Venus over Horseshoe Bend on the Colorado River, #37781

Belt of Venus over Horseshoe Bend on the Colorado River. The Colorado River makes a 180-degree turn at Horseshoe Bend. Here the river has eroded the Navajo sandstone for eons, digging a canyon 1100-feet deep. The Belt of Venus, or anti-twilight arch, is the shadow of the earth cast upon the atmosphere just above the horizon, and occurs a few minutes before sunrise or after sunset. Page, Arizona, USA, natural history stock photograph, photo id 37781
Belt of Venus over Horseshoe Bend on the Colorado River. The Colorado River makes a 180-degree turn at Horseshoe Bend. Here the river has eroded the Navajo sandstone for eons, digging a canyon 1100-feet deep. The Belt of Venus, or anti-twilight arch, is the shadow of the earth cast upon the atmosphere just above the horizon, and occurs a few minutes before sunrise or after sunset. Page, Arizona, USA

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Location: Page, Arizona
Image ID: 37781
Hi-Res Dimensions: 5719 x 8788
Format: Digital Panorama 2:3
Keywords: antitwilight arch, arizona, belt of venus, canyon, colorado river, earth shadow, erosion, gorge, horseshoe bend, outdoors, outside, page, river, sandstone, scene, scenery, scenic, usa, venus girdle, water
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