2 types of mammoth cap cloud spotted bearing on Mt. Fuji

2 types of mammoth cap cloud spotted bearing on Mt. Fuji

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Two types of mammoth cap cloud are spotted bearing on Mt. Fuji on Feb. 2 in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, one of them with a whirlpool pattern at its brim. The crest of one cloud sits on the summit of Mt. Fuji while the other encircles the mountain like a broad-brimmed hat.

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