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Earth observations taken during STS-83 mission
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STS083-749-079 (4-8 April 1997) --- Cloud wake covers the Leeward Islands. Like a ship making a wake in the water, Guadeloupe Island is making a wake in the clouds. Seeing certain weather features tells us information as to what the conditions were at the time the photo was taken. For instance, a solid cloud area is formed behind the island in this photo so the winds are under or at 5 meters per second (mps). If the winds were greater Von Karman Vortices would develop.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineEarth observations taken during STS-83 mission. NASA/JSC, 2016-08-24. Public domain. ID: sts083-749-079.
