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Vortex

Discover the low pressure system captured by NASA's Terra Satellite, revealing stunning details of the Southern Ocean's weather.

Written byTom Yulsman
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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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