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Clouds Near Australia

Gravity waves are the atmosphere’s way of restoring balance, and can produce unusual cloud patterns.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using VIIRS data from LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published November 26, 2017
Data acquired October 17, 2017

Source:
Suomi NPP > VIIRS