Craterian thunderstorm

A Craterian thunderstormSuper Metroid Players' Guide, page 16: ""Samus arrives on the surface of Zebes amid the wind and rain of a fearsome Craterian thunderstorm. There's no time to waste, though, as at this very minute Mother Brain is plotting her evil machinations. The cliffs to the left are impassable at this point so go through the door on the right. Samus will return here later in her quest with the necessary items allowing her to pass into the higher reaches of this inhospitable section."" is an Acid Rain storm witnessed on Crateria in Metroid: Zero Mission and Super Metroid.
The storms begin and end at different points in their respective games. When visiting the Landing Site in Zero Mission prior to Mother Brain's defeat, the sky is clear. The Craterian thunderstorm begins after the destruction of Tourian; if Samus Aran returns to the Landing Site after acquiring the Power Bomb, she will see a torrential downpour of Acid Rain with occasional lightning strikes.
In Super Metroid, Samus lands on Crateria in the middle of a thunderstorm. Echoing thunderclaps can be heard accompanying the foreboding music that plays here. The storm stops after Samus obtains the Varia Suit, and is not seen for the rest of the game.
==Trivia==
*In Zero Mission, the Craterian thunderstorm is limited to the Landing Site. Other locations in Crateria, such as the neighboring Chozo Ruins, will still have clear skies.
*Rain can also be observed in Chozodia outside of the Space Pirate Mother Ship after Samus crashes her Starship near it, but it is not accompanied by lightning, making it the only in-game instance of Zebesian Acid Rain that is not a Craterian thunderstorm.
==Gallery==
Craterian thunderstorm (MZM).png|Metroid: Zero Mission
Crateria SM comic.png|Super Metroid comics
==References==
Category:Zebes
Category:Crateria