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Data acquired December 18 - 18, 2002 1300 x 1000 405 KB - JPEG
Data acquired December 18 - 18, 2002 2600 x 2000 1 MB - JPEG
Data acquired December 18 - 18, 2002 5200 x 4000 3 MB - JPEG
These interesting clouds were captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on December 18, 2002. Several unique formations of clouds are draped over this part of the eastern Pacific Ocean. At top, the clouds in the western portion of the cloud chain lock together like vertebra. The center strip of clouds has the appearance of a feather boa, while the clouds at bottom look like an eruption of cotton balls from the surface of the ocean.
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published December 23, 2002 Data acquired December 18 - 18, 2002