© Frankie Lucena

Llanos Tuna, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

Latitude: 18° 2' 60'' N

Longitude: 67° 6' 46'' W

22 September 2011 0127 (Local Time)
Camera direction: towards ENE

Image P/S code: P.14.1.1.4.2

Image I.D.: 4966

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  Gigantic jet

  Jets are a type of short-lived luminous electrical discharge formed in the upper regions of the atmosphere above large thunderstorms. They include blue jets, blue starters and gigantic jets.

  This image shows a gigantic jet viewed from Puerto Rico above a thundercloud estimated to be approximately 45 km away. The gigantic jet shot rapidly upwards from the Cumulonimbus top to the lower regions of the ionosphere. Its appearance involved a bright discharge channel that emerged from the cloud top and transitioned to a blue column that became red and fragmented at the top. An overshooting Cumulonimbus top is visible to the right of the gigantic jet.

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  © Frankie Lucena
  Llanos Tuna, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
  Latitude: 18° 2' 60'' N
  Longitude: 67° 6' 46'' W
  22 September 2011 0127 (Local Time)
  
  
  Camera direction: towards ENE
  Image P/S code: P.14.1.1.4.2
  Image I.D.: 4966