Afternoon Clouds over the Amazon Rainforest

A uniform layer of tiny “popcorn” clouds covers the Amazon Rainforest in this image from August 19, 2009. The clouds are a byproduct of photosynthesis.

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NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response at NASA GSFC. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published August 26, 2009
Data acquired August 19, 2009

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Aqua > MODIS