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Astronauts from the International Space Station have observed and documented cloud formations caused by Karman vortices around islands and coastal regions using photos shared on Twitter. The tweets and photos show swirling cloud patterns formed over islands off the coasts of Mexico, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, and Central America as well as formations shaped by volcanic islands. Studying these cloud patterns from space provides insights into fluid dynamics on Earth.
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