AIRS Image of Iris (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

AIRS Image of Iris

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The AIRS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of Tropical Cyclone Iris on April 3 at 0323 UTC (April 2 at 11:23 p.m. EDT). Coldest cloud tops and strongest storms appear in purple.

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Credits: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson

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