Polar Vortex over Eastern U.S. | International Space Station

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Polar Vortex over Eastern U.S. | International Space Station
Scott: "That polar vortex even looks cold from here! Burr!"

Credit: NASA/JSC, U.S. Astronaut Scott Kelly
Release Date: February 14, 2016

Scott Kelly 
NASA Johnson Space Center 
NOAA Weather 
NASA Goddard 
NASA's Earth Observatory  

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  1. Vb WyrdeFebruary 15, 2016 at 1:03 AM

    The extremely consistent parralel banding of the clouds over such a vast area looks absolutely unnatural. I have never seen anything like it. So wierd.

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