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Lenticular Clouds: Quiet and Mysterious Sky Discs

Lenticular clouds appear like natural flying saucers — smooth, oblate, and motionless — but they are the result of physical processes involving wind, mountains, and humidity. Although their formation is understood, the stability of their shape, the rarity of rainbow colors, and the inability to accurately predict their presence continue to raise deep questions about the limits of meteorological knowledge.