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Anticyclonic Clouds Target Name:   Earth Spacecraft:   Space Shuttle Produced by:   LPI/NASA Cross Reference:   11-37-1875 Related Document Clouds From Space Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size anticycl.gif GIF 633 x 468 276K This pinwheel of anticyclonic clouds was photographed by the STS 41-B crew over the southern hemisphere of the Pacific Ocean. The ground winds at the center of this cyclonic system reach 80 kilometers per second (50 miles an hour). Circular storms in the northern hemisphere produce spiraling clouds with a clockwise pattern, while southern latitude storms have a counterclockwise cloud motion.

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