8402_STS41B_Challenger_Thunderstorms_over_Brazil.jpg

Summary

Description	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.
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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