2 Infrared Images of System 91L (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

2 Infrared Images of System 91L

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These two infrared images of System 91L taken from the AIRS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite show the areas with the coldest cloud top temperatures and strongest thunderstorms (purple) on June 4 at 18:47 UTC and June 5 at 06:59 UTC. The coldest temperatures were -63F/-52C and also indicated areas of likely heavy rainfall.

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NASA JPL/Ed Olsen

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