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Data acquired September 17, 1979
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Data acquired October 7, 1989
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Ozone Hole through the years

This series of images shows the Antarctic ozone hole on the day of its maximum depletion in 1979, 1987, 2006, and 2010; that is, the days with the thinnest ozone layer.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Ozone Hole through the years.

NASA images courtesy NASA Ozone Hole Watch. Caption by Michael Carlowicz.

Published February 1, 2011

Source:: Aura > OMI