AIRS Image of Irma (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

AIRS Image of Irma

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This infrared image of Irma's western side was taken by the AIRS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite on Aug. 30 at 11:53 a.m. EDT (1553 UTC). AIRS found powerful storms with very cold cloud top temperatures as cold as minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 53 degrees Celsius).

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Credits: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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