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Making Sense of Holes in the Clouds

Scientists speculated about these holes in clouds for decades, but it’s now well understood that cavum are caused by airplanes.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published February 26, 2024
Data acquired January 30, 2024

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Terra > MODIS