Birth of a Loop Current Eddy
The northern portion of the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current, shown in red, appears about to detach a large ring of current, creating a separate eddy. An eddy is a large, warm, clockwise-spinning vortex of water -- the ocean version of a cyclone.
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PIA13155
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May 24, 2010
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JPL
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