NASA Satellite Tracks Sandy's Total Rainfall [VIDEO]

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Hurricane Sandy was nasty enough to watch from the ground, but a NASA satellite caught a different angle of the storm.

The satellite, Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRIMM), was around 250 miles up in lower orbit during the hurricane and tracked the total rainfall dumped onto the Eastern Seaboard.

Thankfully, the worst of the rain fell into the Atlantic Ocean. NASA reports that approximately 10.2 inches fell into open water while 7 inches hit various parts of the coast, from North Carolina up to New Jersey. The majority of the water damage, though, was caused by water being pushed inland in conjunction with high tides.

Watch the video above to see more data.

Image courtesy of Flickr, NASA Goddard Photo and Video.