An Outflow Boundary—Not a Jellyfish—Over Africa

The peculiar curved shape of this cloud over Mali is the product of a phenomenon associated with thunderstorms.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using VIIRS day-night band data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published October 6, 2018
Data acquired September 27, 2018

Source:

Suomi NPP > VIIRS

Collection:

Earth at Night