Von Karman Vortices

Alaska Region

Landsat 7

Acquired 2002-07-04

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 2

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 encountered Alaska's Aleutian Islands.

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U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 2. Imagery in the public domain; the edit and sequencing are Orbital Artifacts’.

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Imagery curated from Earth as Art, courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data.

Acquired 2002-07-04Landsat 7

OA-043

Von Karman Vortices

Alaska Region

Landsat 7

Acquired 2002-07-04

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 2

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 encountered Alaska's Aleutian Islands.

Curated from

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 2. Imagery in the public domain; the edit and sequencing are Orbital Artifacts’.

Limited edition

21 of 21 remaining

Available as

Not yet in the shop. Get in touch → for commissions or an early print of this scene.

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← Previous

Pinacate Volcano Field

OA-042

Next →

Volcanoes

OA-044