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Clouds off the Aleutian Islands
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March 23, 2010 - Clouds off the Aleutian Islands Interesting cloud patterns were visible over the Aleutian Islands in this image, captured by the MODIS on the Aqua satellite on March 14, 2010. Turbulence, caused by the wind passing over the highest points of the islands, is producing the pronounced eddies that swirl the clouds into a pattern called a vortex "street". In this image, the clouds have also aligned in parallel rows or streets.
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Credit lineClouds off the Aleutian Islands. NASA/GSFC, 2017-12-08. Public domain. ID: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e002158.
