NASA's TRMM Satellite Flew over Cyclone Felleng (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA's TRMM Satellite Flew over Cyclone Felleng

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NASA's TRMM satellite flew over Cyclone Felleng on Feb. 1 at 11:48 a.m. EST and measured a small area of heavy rainfall (red) east of the center of circulation where rainfall was occurring at 2 inches (50 mm per hour). Most of the other precipitation was moderate, falling at a rate of 1.18 to 1.5 inches (30 to 40 mm) per hour.

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NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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