Typhoon Ma-on from the MODIS Instrument (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Typhoon Ma-on from the MODIS Instrument

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This image of Typhoon Ma-on from the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite clearly shows the storm's eye, although it has some high clouds in it. The image was taken at 04:15 UTC (12:15 a.m. EDT) on July 15 as Typhoon Ma-on continues moving west in the western Pacific Ocean.

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Credit: NASA Goddard/MODIS Rapid Response Team, Jeff Schmaltz

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