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Vortex

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By Tom Yulsman
Mar 4, 2013 11:17 AMNov 19, 2019 11:57 PM
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Image: NASA Worldview This may well be a low pressure system swirling in the Southern Ocean west of Australia, as imaged by the MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra Satellite on March 3. And I'm sure the false colors really do reveal details about the water, snow and ice content of the clouds. But to me, it is a work of art. Which raises all sorts of interesting questions... Comments?

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