Aleutian Von Karman Vortices: Image of the Day

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES

07.03.2011

Courtesy Photo

NASA

As air flows over and around objects in its path, spiraling eddies, known as Von Karman vortices, may form. The vortices in this image were created when prevailing winds sweeping east across the northern Pacific Ocean ecountered Alaska's Aleutian Islands. This image was acquired by landsat7.usgs.gov/ Landsat 7's Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus (ETM+) sensor.

NASA Identifier: landsat_vonkarman_artII

• Date Taken: 07.03.2011
• Date Posted: 02.08.2013 08:18
• Photo ID: 841209
• Resolution: 3600x3600
• Size: 3.54 MB
• Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., US