TRMM Satellite Sees Hot Tower in Tropical Depression 18 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Satellite Sees Hot Tower in Tropical Depression 18

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NASA's TRMM satellite flew over the developing tropical depression 18 on Oct. 21 at 8:40 p.m. EDT and noticed a hot towering thunderstorm over 9.3 miles (15 kilometers) high and an area of heavy rainfall (red).

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Credit: NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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