Grozovoe oblako superyacheika nad Montanoi
30.11.2010 | Astronomicheskaya kartinka dnya

Eto oblako ili kosmicheskii korabl'? Deistvitel'no, bol'she pohozhe na materinskii korabl' prishel'cev, no na samom dele eto vpechatlyayushee grozovoe oblako — superyacheika. Takie kolossal'nye vihrevye sistemy rozhdayutsya v mezociklonah — vrashayushihsya voshodyashih potokah, kotorye prostirayutsya na neskol'ko kilometrov. Oni prinosyat s soboi prolivnye dozhdi i sil'nye vetry, inogda dazhe tornado.