Marvelous Lenticularis Rugged terrain on New Zealand’s South Island gives rise to a distinctive lenticular cloud formation, known locally as the Taieri Pet.

Like #HectortheConvector, #TaieriPet is the name of a special lenticularis cloud, occurring in New Zealand earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/153312/… images.app.goo.gl/fmWbtWZxZNugWH 

Hector, or ‘Hector the Convector’ is a cumulonimbus thundercloud cluster that forms regularly nearly every afternoon on the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory of Australia, from approximately September to March each year. Thanks for sharing David Z.! #science #sciencefacts #hectortheconvector #hector #clouds

Hector, or ‘Hector the Convector’ is a cumulonimbus thundercloud cluster that forms regularly nearly every afternoon on the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory of Australia, from approximately September to March each year.

#science #sciencefacts #hectortheconvector #hector #clouds