NASA-NOAA Night-Time Image Revealed Cyclone Haruna's Massive Eye (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA-NOAA Night-Time Image Revealed Cyclone Haruna's Massive Eye

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This night-time image revealed Cyclone Haruna's massive eye before it made landfall. This image was taken from the VIIRS instrument that flies aboard the NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite. The image was taken on Feb. 20 at 2242 UTC (5:42 p.m. EST/US) and shows a clear eye, surrounded by very powerful thunderstorms.

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University of Wisconsin/NASA/NOAA

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