Typhoon Muifa Twice as Big as Tropical Storm Merbok (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Typhoon Muifa Twice as Big as Tropical Storm Merbok

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NASA's Aqua satellite captured Typhoon Muifa and Tropical Storm Merbok in the western Pacific at 4:35 UTC (12:35 a.m. EDT) on Aug. 5, 2011. Muifa is almost twice as large as Merbok.

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NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response

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