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Internal Waves, Western Indian Ocean
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Internal Waves, Western Indian Ocean

NASA / JSC · 1991-12-01 · photograph (digital archive)

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STS044-79-077 (24 Nov.-1 Dec. 1991) --- This photograph, captured from the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis, shows sunglint pattern in the western tropical Indian Ocean. Several large internal waves reflect around a shallow area on the sea floor.

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CLOUDSEARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)INDIAN OCEANINTERNAL WAVESOCEAN CURRENTSOCEANSSTS-44
Credit lineInternal Waves, Western Indian Ocean. NASA/JSC, 1991-12-01. Public domain. ID: S44-79-077.
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