NASA Infrared View of Typhoon Sanvu (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Infrared View of Typhoon Sanvu

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Infrared imagery from NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument onboard NASA's Aqua satellite was taken on May 25 at 0353 UTC (May 24, 1153 p.m. EDT) shows a large area of high, cold cloud tops around Sanvu's eye. The strongest storms appear in purple, south of the eye, and in a band to the north of the eye and have a cloud top temperature colder than -63F (-52C).

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NASA/JPL, Ed Olsen

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