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Image: Heard Island Karman vortex street

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Description: Cloud vortices in the cloud layer off Heard Island, south Indian Ocean. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of sea ice off Heard Island on Nov 2, 2015 at 5:02 AM EST (09:20 UTC).
Title: Heard Island Karman vortex street
Credit: Cloud vortices
Author: NASA / GSFC / Jeff Schmaltz / MODIS Land Rapid Response Team
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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