TRMM Flyby of Amara (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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TRMM satellite on Dec. 16, at 2043 UTC showed scattered bands of moderate to heavy rain falling at a rate of over 76.9 mm/3 inches per hour spiraling into Amara's center. Cloud tops reached 13km/~8 miles high near the center and eastern side.

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NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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