Suomi NPP Image of Mangkhut (IMAGE) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Caption At 12:54 a.m. EDT (0454 UTC) on Sept. 14, the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured a visible image of Super Typhoon Mangkhut approaching the Philippines. Credit Credit: NASA/NRL Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.