Mysterious Dark Voids Appear in the Sky Over Antarctic Island

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Mysterious Dark Voids Appear in the Sky Over Antarctic Island
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NASA satellite images from 2016 reveal 10 unusual dark cloud holes over Heard Island caused by von Kármán vortices, a phenomenon where wind interacts with landmasses, creating swirling cloud patterns, with some irregularities likely due to intense winds and thick cloud coverage.

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