MODIS Captures Pewa (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

MODIS Captures Pewa

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NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Typhoon Pewa on Aug. 19 at 01:05 UTC after it strengthened into a typhoon in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The image shows that Pewa developed a small eye.

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Image Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response

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