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August 4, 2006
Some of the coldest temperatures on Earth brought a rare cloud formation to the skies over Antarctica on July 25, 2006. Meteorological officer Renae Baker captured spectacular images of the nacreous clouds, also known as polar stratospheric clouds, at Australia’s Mawson station in Antarctica. The clouds only occur at high polar latitudes in winter, requiring […]
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August 4, 2006
Some of the coldest temperatures on Earth brought a rare cloud formation to the skies over Antarctica on July 25, 2006. Meteorological officer Renae Baker captured spectacular images of the nacreous clouds, also known as polar stratospheric clouds, at Australia’s Mawson station in Antarctica. The clouds only occur at high polar latitudes in winter, requiring […]
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Thankyou Renae, these shots of the Antartic are difficult to get by the average snapper!