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Harry Baker

Earth from space: Warped 'double rainbow' glory appears next to rare cloud swirls over Mexican island

A satellite photo showing a faint double band of rainbow next to an island with cloud swirls forming off its coastline.
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Where is it? Guadalupe Island, Pacific Ocean

What's in the photo? A rainbow 'glory' alongside von Kármán vortices

Which satellite took the photo? NASA's Terra satellite

When was it taken? June 21, 2012

This 2012 satellite photo shows a unique perspective of a rare, rainbow-like phenomenon, known as a glory, that appeared next to a Mexican island just as the landmass spawned a separate series of equally uncommon cloud vortices.

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