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Thunderstorms over the Pacific Ocean as seen from STS-64
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Thunderstorms over the Pacific Ocean as seen from STS-64

STS064-83-099 (9-20 Sept. 1994) --- Multiple thunderstorm cells leading to Earth's atmosphere were photographed on 70mm by the astronauts, orbiting aboard the space shuttle Discovery 130 nautical miles away. These thunderstorms are located about 16 degrees southeast of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. Every stage of a developing thunderstorm is documented in this photo; from the building cauliflower tops to the mature anvil phase. The anvil or the tops of the clouds being blown off are at about 50,000 feet. The light line in the blue atmosphere is either clouds in the distance or an atmospheric layer which is defined but different particle sizes. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Date
1994-09-18
Collection
JSC
Archive
NASA Image and Video Library
Type
photograph

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"Thunderstorms over the Pacific Ocean as seen from STS-64" (1994-09-18). NASA/JSC. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/sts064-83-099

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