Coastal Stratus Evacuation

Coastal Stratus Evacuation: The usual bank of coastal fog and stratus found in this region of Peru are progressively being eroded or evacuated by brisk south to southeast winds.

Photo and caption thanks to:
Earth Sciences and Image Analysis, NASA-Johnson Space Center. 30 Apr. 2003. "Astronaut Photography of Earth - Display Record." http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=STS109&roll=336&frame=37.

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