Thunderstorms, Brazil These cumulus thunderheads near São Paulo, Brazil, where photographed from almost directly overhead by the STS 41-B crew. This perspective conveys something of the energy that drives these cloud columns to punch up into the atmosphere. The foreshortening resulting from the near-vertical viewing angle disguises the fact that the cloudheads so prominently in view are but the tops of massive thunderhead storm clouds that can tower up to 18,000 meters (60,000 feet) in the tropics. (Courtesy LPI/NASA. Picture #11-41-2343)
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