NASA Photo ID: STS035-607-024      File Name: 10063973.jpg
  Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 12/10/90
  Title: Thunderstorms, Indian Ocean
  Description:
  This large tropical cumulonimbus thunderstorm was photographed in the
  Indian  Ocean south of the Maldive Islands (12.0S, 73.0E).  Cumulonimbus
  clouds are  the familiar towering thunderheads that can rise up to as much
  as 75,000 ft.  producing thunderstorms and sometimes tornadoes as well. 
  This particular  storm system displays a variety of meteorological
  phenommena such as towers, overshooting tops, squall lines and areas of
  high speed downdrafts.                 
  Subject terms:
  CLOUDS                                  
  EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
  INDIAN OCEAN                            
  MONSOONS                                
  STS-35                                  
  THUNDERSTORMS
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