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Warm and cool ocean currents collide near South Africa’s Cape Agulhas and Cape of Good Hope.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and 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 Adam Voiland.

Published January 27, 2017
Data acquired May 25, 2016

Sources:
Landsat 8 > OLI
Suomi NPP > VIIRS
Collection:
MODIS Rapid Response