File:8402 STS41B Challenger Thunderstorms over Brazil.jpg

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A series of mature thunderstorms located near the Parana River in southern Brazil photographed by the crew of STS-41-B

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English: This photograph, acquired in February 1984 by an astronaut aboard the doomed Space Shuttle Challenger, shows a series of mature thunderstorms located near the Parana River in southern Brazil. With abundant warm temperatures and moisture-laden air in this part of Brazil, large thunderstorms are commonplace. A number of overshooting tops and anvil clouds are visible at the tops of the clouds. Storms of this magnitude can drop large amounts of rainfall in a short period of time, causing flash floods.
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Source JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
Author Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Mission
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STS41B
Roll
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41
Frame
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2347
Geographic area
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Brazil
Features
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Thunderstorms
Cloud percentage
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60%
Look angle
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Low Oblique
Camera
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Hasselblad
Film
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6017: Kodak Ektachrome 64, 220 Roll Format
Focal length
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250 mm
Object location23° 30′ S, 52° 30′ W Edit this at Structured Data on Commons Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo


This image or video was catalogued by one of the centers of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: STS41B-41-2347.

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18:24, 20 April 2007Thumbnail for version as of 18:24, 20 April 20073,000 × 3,000 (2.55 MB)Odessa3 (talk | contribs)== Description == {{Information |Description=Thunderstorms over Brazil, seen from STS-41-B Challenger |Source=NASA |Date=1984/02/xx |Author=NASA |other_versions= - }} Category:Space Shuttle Challenger Category:Thunderstorms

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