NASA Reveals Rare Image of Cloud Vortices Spinning Across the Atlantic Ocean

NASA Reveals Rare Image of Cloud Vortices Spinning Across the Atlantic Ocean

A striking 2015 satellite image has captured a rare meteorological phenomenon known as von Kármán vortices swirling off several islands in the Atlantic Ocean. These swirling cloud patterns were visible in a photo taken by NASA’s Terra satellite on May 20, 2015, covering an area of about 260,000 square miles. The photo includes vortices originating from Madeira, Canary Islands, and several other locations. This event is one of the largest and mos…