AIRS Image of Ignacio (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

AIRS Image of Ignacio

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This false-colored infrared image of Hurricane Ignacio from Aug. 27 at 11:23 UTC (7:23 a.m. EDT) shows high, cold, strong thunderstorms (purple) with cloud top temperatures in excess of -63F/-53C.

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NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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