NASA Infrared Image of Darby (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Infrared Image of Darby

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On June 24 at 08:23 UTC (4:23 a.m. EDT), NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of Darby's clouds, hours before it achieved hurricane status. The infrared imagery showed very high, cold thunderstorm cloud tops in the southeast and northern quadrants of the storm (purple) indicating strong convection.

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NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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