TRMM Flyby of Gillian (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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On March 14, 2014, at 1 a.m. EDT this simulated 3-D flyby of the TRMM satellite showed rain falling at the rate of over 116 mm/4.5 inches per hour (red), and some storms were higher than 16.75 km/10.4 miles.

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NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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