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Science Art: Von Karman Vortices



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Landsat 7 gave us this memorable look at clouds moving rapidly over the Aleutian Islands. These whorls happen, as any canoeist knows, when a fluid moves around an object.

Hypnotic, even when the moment is frozen in time.

Found at the USGS Earth Resources and Observation Science (EROS) “Earth As Art 2” gallery [1].