NASA Captures Images of a Pileus Cloud
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The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
NASA scientists have new pictures.
- A2
NASA scientists took rare pictures of a pileus cloud.
- B1
Scientists at NASA have captured images of a pileus cloud.
- B2
NASA scientists captured rare images of a pileus cloud, which is a smooth, cap-like cloud.
- C1
On August 11, 2026, NASA scientists captured rare images of a pileus cloud forming above a fire cloud during a wildfire in Montana.
- C2
On August 11, 2026, a flight over the Sand Creek fire in Montana yielded rare images of a pileus cloud forming above a fire cloud.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- capture
- To record an image, sound, or data.
- smooth
- Having a surface that is perfectly regular and has no holes or lumps.
- observation
- The act of watching somebody or something carefully for a period of time, especially to learn something.
- campaign
- A series of planned activities that are intended to achieve a particular social, commercial or political aim.
- column
- A tall, solid, vertical post, or something shaped like this.
- visible
- That can be seen.
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by NASA. Read the original for the full report.