GPM Flyby of Ashobaa (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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This GPM core satellite 3-D view of tropical cyclone Ashobaa revealed the storm had very powerful thunderstorms near the center of the newly formed storm reaching heights above 17 km (10.5 miles).

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Courtesy of SSAI/NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce

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