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      Radiation Fog

Satellite image of dense fog in California’s San Joaquin Valley on November 20, 2002. This early morning radiation fog was responsible for several car accidents in the region, including a 14-car pile-up. The white areas to the east of the fog are the snow-capped Sierra Nevadas. (NASA image)