NASA's Aqua Satellite Image of Typhoon Morakot (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA's Aqua Satellite Image of Typhoon Morakot

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The MODIS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured this stunning image of giant Typhoon Morakot just before landfall in Taiwan on August 6 at 1:25 a.m. EDT.

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NASA/MODIS Rapid Response

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