GPM's Stormy New View - HD

On March 10, the Core Observatory passed over an extra-tropical cyclone about 1055 miles (1700 kilometers) due east of Japan's Honshu Island. Satellite data shows the full range of precipitation in the storm.

Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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