NASA MODIS Image of Cyclone Alenga (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA MODIS Image of Cyclone Alenga

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On Dec. 8 at 7:10 UTC (2:10 a.m. EST), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of Cyclone Alenga when it passed overhead from space. Alenga appeared as a rounded area of compact clouds.

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NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team

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