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NASA Infrared image of Typhoon Fanapi

Caption: NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Typhoon Fanapi on Sept. 17 at 04:45 UTC (12:45 a.m. EDT) and captured this infrared image of its cold cloudtop temperatures. The coldest cloud tops were as cold as -60F, and the imagery showed a tight center circulation.

Credit: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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