Landsat 8’s Operational Land Imager acquired this image of an elongated lenticular cloud, locally nicknamed the “Taieri Pet,” above New Zealand’s South Island on Sept. 7, 2024. Lenticular clouds form when prevailing winds encounter a topographic barrier, such as a mountain range. Wind that is forced to flow up and over the mountains creates a […]
Posted on
October 29, 2024
Sign up for our newsletter:
Categories
14
38
3
1
180
4
26
3
25
2
18
17
2
3
110
3
13
4
4
1
1
13
6
1
373
48
15
1
12
57
34
1
5
35
5
1
360
2
12
1
271
5
124
1
6
1
8
18
11
1
155
5
2
1
10
226
10
2
10
10
1
10
1
2
149
10
3
41
1
2
1
8
20
14
3
14
1
30
2
214
45
2
17
1
4
640
10
1
2
1
1
1
377
37
14
26
2
18
1
47
2
296
42
44
1
1
7
7
6
3
1
29
10
17
5
17
33
6
1
16
39
134
1
1
203
1
3
10
1
198
1
105
104
353
1
10
1
68
2
51
10
6
1
3
1
3
1
2
44
4
1
137
21
1
93
2
2
110
13
2
11
10
2
1
4
18
163
2
1
29
1
5
12
21
3
55
1
13
108
14
395
6
1
33
6
62
33
Blog Posts
APOD: 2026 August 8 – A Messier Moment for Tempel 2
August 8, 2026
2026 IGARSS Hyperwall Schedule
August 7, 2026
NASA’s IXPE Studies Magnetar
August 7, 2026
Newsletter Archive
- ‹ previous
- 3 of 3