GPM Flyby of Talim (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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This a dramatic 3-D view of Talim's eye was taken from the GPM core satellite on Sept. 13, 2017 at 11:37 a.m. EDT Many of the storm tops in the western side of Talim's eyewall are shown extending to heights above 12km (7.4 miles) where rain was falling at a rate of over 232 mm (9.13 inches) per hour. Cloud tops were lower on the eastern side of the typhoon.

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Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce

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