Suomi NPP Image of Ava (IMAGE) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Caption On Jan. 3 at 4:12 a.m. EDT (0912 UTC) the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided this infrared image of Tropical Storm Ava near northeastern Madagascar. Coldest clouds tops and strongest storms appear in red and yellow. Credit NOAA/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.