                        Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                              2023 November 29
    A funnel cloud is shown, but inside what appears to be a wider funnel
    cloud. A blue sky with a few white clouds is seen in the background,
        while flat plains are seen in the foreground. Please see the
                 explanation for more detailed information.

                       A Landspout Tornado over Kansas
                    Image Credit & Copyright: Brad Hannon

   Explanation: Could there be a tornado inside another tornado? In
   general, no. OK, but could there be a tornado inside a wider dust
   devil? No again, for one reason because tornados comes down from the
   sky, but dust devils rise up from the ground. What is pictured is a
   landspout, an unusual type of tornado known to occur on the edge of a
   violent thunderstorm. The featured landspout was imaged and identified
   in Kansas, USA, in June 2019 by an experienced storm chaser. The real
   tornado is in the center, and the outer sheath was possibly created by
   large dust particles thrown out from the central tornado. So far, the
   only planet known to create tornados is Earth, although tornado-like
   activity has been found on the Sun and dust devils are common on Mars.

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