NASA 3-D Image of Cyclone Giovanna (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA 3-D Image of Cyclone Giovanna

Caption

This 3-D image was created from TRMM satellite data from Feb. 12, 2012. Looking from the east, it shows the structure of Giovanna's double eye wall. The tallest storm towers reaching to heights of almost 15km (~9.3 miles) were on Giovanna's eastern side. The storm towers in Giovanna's center were reaching to about 11km (~6.8 miles).

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SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce

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