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Vortex Variety Hour

The Kuril Islands produced swirls of different sizes in passing clouds.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Vortex Variety Hour.

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

Published May 14, 2025
Data acquired April 14, 2025

Source:: Aqua > MODIS