Astronomy Picture of Day: Strong Cyclone# Astronomy - 天文
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Unusually Strong Cyclone Off the Brazilian Coast
Credit: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, GSFC, NASA
Explanation: How did this huge cyclone form? An unusually strong storm -- perhaps the strongest storm in the recorded history of the South Atlantic Ocean -- crossed the coast of Brazil last week. Cyclones this powerful, classified by some as the first
ever Category 1 Hurricane, are very rare in the South Atlantic. Tropical cyclones are large regions of low pressure with little
Credit: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, GSFC, NASA
Explanation: How did this huge cyclone form? An unusually strong storm -- perhaps the strongest storm in the recorded history of the South Atlantic Ocean -- crossed the coast of Brazil last week. Cyclones this powerful, classified by some as the first
ever Category 1 Hurricane, are very rare in the South Atlantic. Tropical cyclones are large regions of low pressure with little