Irene was still a Tropical Storm Approaching Puerto Rico (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Irene was still a Tropical Storm Approaching Puerto Rico

Caption

This visible image was taken from the MODIS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite on Aug. 21, 2011 at 17:45 UTC (1:45 p.m. EDT) when Irene was still a tropical storm approaching Puerto Rico (left).

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NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team.

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