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Photos courtesy of NASA
A colorful view of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Beaufort Sea, acquired by the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer's nadir camera on August 16, 2000. The swirling patterns apparent on the Beaufort Sea are small ice floes driven by turbulent water patterns, or eddies, caused by the interactions of water masses of differing salinity and temperature.