Tim Marshall and Lindsay Bennett deploy tornado probes during tornado intercept practice near Salina Kansas June 3 2009

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Tim Marshall and Lindsay Bennett deploy tornado probes during tornado intercept practice near Salina Kansas June 3 2009 A Discovery Channel cameraman is filming in the foreground The practice simulates the deployement of vehicles and instruments near a tornado the part of the tornado is played by this pickup truck that steadily moves towards the participants at around 20 miles per hour Project Vortex 2 is a two year National Science Foundation funded science mission to study tornadoes and supercell thunderstorms

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Size: 5081px × 3387px
Location: Salina, Kansas, USA
Photo credit: © Ryan McGinnis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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