NASA Radar Looks at Palos Verdes Landslides

This visualization presents the movement of the Portuguese Bend landslide complex on California's Palos Verdes Peninsula using airborne radar observations collected between September 18 and October 17, 2024. The color scale illustrates the speed of ground movement, while directional arrows indicate the flow of the landslide toward the Pacific Ocean.

Created by NASA Earth Observatory from data gathered by the UAVSAR airborne radar instrument, the image combines scientific measurement with clear cartographic design. It documents how an already active landslide expanded following periods of unusually heavy rainfall, providing researchers and emergency managers with valuable information about changing ground conditions.

Artwork Details

• Artist / Creator: NASA Earth Observatory
• Title: NASA Radar Looks at Palos Verdes Landslides
• Original title: NASA Radar Looks at Palos Verdes Landslides
• Series: None
• Date: 2025 (using radar observations from Sept. 18–Oct. 17, 2024)
• Period: Contemporary
• Place of Origin: California, United States
• Medium: Radar data visualization (UAVSAR airborne synthetic aperture radar)

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