File:8402 STS41B Challenger Thunderstorms over Brazil.jpg

Summary

Description	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.
Date	February 1984
Source	JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
Author	Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Mission InfoField	STS41B
Roll InfoField	41
Frame InfoField	2347
Geographic area InfoField	Brazil
Features InfoField	Thunderstorms
Cloud percentage InfoField	60%
Look angle InfoField	Low Oblique
Camera InfoField	Hasselblad
Film InfoField	6017: Kodak Ektachrome 64, 220 Roll Format
Focal length InfoField	250 mm

Object location	23° 30′ S, 52° 30′ W	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	-23.500000; -52.500000

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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