Cloud Plume with a Cold War Twist

Gas hydrates? Nuclear tests? No. Just unusual, but natural clouds.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using VIIRS data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Department of Defense. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.

Published October 22, 2013
Data acquired February 14, 2013

Source:

Suomi NPP > VIIRS