TRMM 3-D Flyby of Rammasun (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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NASA's TRMM satellite flew over on July 14, 2014 at 1819 UTC and data was used to make this 3-D flyby showing thunderstorms to heights of almost 17km (10.5 miles). Rain was measured falling at a rate of almost 102 mm (about 4 inches).

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Image Credit: SSAI/NASA Hal Pierce

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