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This satellite image shows a long cloud formation, called a cavum, spanning part of southeastern France.

Seen from below, cavum can look like a large circle hole-punched in the clouds. https://go.nasa.gov/3QQf2Yn
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When Clouds Cave

When airplanes pass through clouds with supercooled water droplets, they can leave distinctive holes in their wake.
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