AIRS Image of Rosa (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

AIRS Image of Rosa

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The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite provided temperature data on the cloud tops of Category 4 Hurricane Rosa on Sept. 27 at 4:41 p.m. EDT (2041 UTC). Coldest cloud top temperatures were as cold as or colder than minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 56.6 degrees Celsius) around the eye and confirmed the MODIS data.

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Credit: NASA/JPL, Heidar Thrastarson

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