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Earth observation image of Von Karman Vortices taken during STS-100
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STS100-710-182 (19 April-1 May 2001) --- Easily recognizable in this STS-100 70mm frame are phenomena known as the von Karman vortices, which were forming in the stratocumulus field downwind from the volcanic island of Rishiri-to in the northern Sea of Japan off the northwest coast of Hokkaido, Japan.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineEarth observation image of Von Karman Vortices taken during STS-100. NASA/JSC, 2001-04-30. Public domain. ID: STS100-710-182.
