File:8402 STS41B Challenger Thunderstorms over Brazil.JPG

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Description	This photograph, acquired in February 1984 by an astronaut aboard a space shuttle, 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.
Date	1984/02/xx
Source	http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/EFS/photoinfo.pl?PHOTO=STS41B-41-2347
Author	NASA

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