Hawaiian
Island Archipelago
As Seen from Space
Photo courtesy of NASA
In this view of the entire Hawaiian Island Archipelago (21.0N, 157.0W), the islands perturb the prevailing northeasterly winds producing extensive cloud wakes in the lee of the islands. The atmospheric haze within the wake is a result of the near continuous eruptions of Kilauea volcano on the southeast coast of the big island of Hawaii.
This photo was taken on the STS-26 (Space Shuttle) mission on 10/03/88.
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