NASA Infrared Look at Typhoon Ma-on (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Infrared Look at Typhoon Ma-on

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This infrared image of Tropical Storm Ma-on was captured from the AIRS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite on July 19 at 0347 UTC (11:47 p.m. EDT on July 18) and it revealed a large area of very cold cloud top temperatures (purple) from strong thunderstorms to the east and south of the center.

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Credit: NASA/JPL, Ed Olsen

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