A Nasa satellite has imaged an odd-shaped cloud called the “Taieri Pet”, appearing yet again over New Zealand ’s South Island where it was last seen. The satellite image shows the strange elongated ...
The local "pet" is what's known as an elongated altocumulus standing lenticular cloud (ASLC). These saucer-shaped clouds, which are often referred to as 'stacks of pancakes', can vary in size.
A peculiar "pet cloud" took center stage in a recent satellite photo of New Zealand. The freaky formation often appears in the same spot thanks to a nearby mountain range — and is sometimes ...