Cloudsat Sees Typhoon Utor (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Cloudsat Sees Typhoon Utor

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NASA's CloudSat satellite captured this sideways slice of clouds and precipitation in Typhoon Utor on Aug. 11 just before the system hit the Philippines. Large amounts of liquid and ice water (deep reds and pink color) are abundant at middle and lower levels of the storm system.

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Image Credit: NASA/Colorado State

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