Weird Underwater Waves Spotted from Space
Douglas Main, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer -
Feb 05, 2013
11:53 AM ET
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This photograph, taken on Jan. 18 by a crewmember on the
International Space Station, shows internal waves north of the Caribbean
island of Trinidad. CREDIT: NASA Earth Observatory |
Below the whitecaps breaking on the sea surface, so-called internal waves ripple through the water. These waves can travel
long distances, but rarely does evidence of their existence surface — unless you're looking down from space, that is.This photograph, taken on Jan. 18 by a crewmember on the International Space Station, shows internal waves north of the Caribbean island of Trinidad, as featured by NASA's Earth Observatory. From space, the appearance of the waves is enhanced due to reflected sunlight, or sunglint, aimed back at the space station, making the waves visible to an astronaut's camera.
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