Terra Image of 14W (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Terra Image of 14W

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On Sept. 4 at 7:40 a.m. EDT (1130 UTC ).the MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA's Terra satellite showed strong storms (yellow) around 14W's center where cloud top temperatures were as cold as minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 62.2 Celsius).

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