Glory

Ghostly shadow of the DC-8, cast on the stratus cloud deck over George VI Ice Shelf, with a halo formed by refracted and reflected sunlight in the cloud.  This optical effect is known as a "glory".

Credits
NASA/John Sonntag
Subject
Other
Mission
OIB

 

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