Spectacular spiraling cloud formations spotted from space — at night

Aug 19, 2019 7:19 AMNov 19, 2019 3:17 PM

Spiraling cloud patterns called Von Kármán vortices, spotted at nighttime off the coast of Morocco on July 19, 2019 by the Suomi NPP satellite. (Source: NASA Earth Observatory)

Spiraling cloud formations are often visible in satellite images — but at night, as seen above?

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