Wave Clouds Over the Crozet Islands

The mountainous islands in the South Indian Ocean disrupt the flow of air, which can have a ripple-like effect on the clouds.

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Astronaut photograph ISS068-E-39246 was acquired on January 8, 2023, with a Nikon D5 digital camera using a focal length of 50 millimeters. It is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Johnson Space Center. The image was taken by a member of the Expedition 68 crew. The image has been cropped and enhanced to improve contrast, and lens artifacts have been removed. The International Space Station Program supports the laboratory as part of the ISS National Lab to help astronauts take pictures of Earth that will be of the greatest value to scientists and the public, and to make those images freely available on the Internet. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. Caption by Cadan Cummings, Jacobs, JETS Contract at NASA-JSC.

Published April 16, 2023
Data acquired January 8, 2023

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ISS > Digital Camera

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Astronaut Photography