NASA Infrared View of Tropical Storm Funso (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Infrared View of Tropical Storm Funso

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NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared look at the temperatures of the clouds in Tropical Cyclone Funso on Jan. 19, 2012, at 10:59 UTC (5:59 a.m. EST). The coldest cloud top temperatures and strongest thunderstorms appear in purple, and were mostly over the open waters of the Mozambique Channel.

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NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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