Satellite Image of Shanshan (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Satellite Image of Shanshan

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NASA's Terra satellite observed Tropical Storm Shanshan just east of Japan on Aug. 9 at 9:10 a.m. EDT (1310 UTC). Terra observed Shanshan in infrared light that revealed cloud top temperatures were coldest (yellow) in limited areas of the northern and eastern quadrants, as cold as minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 45.5 degrees Celsius).

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