NOAA-22 Image of Yutu (IMAGE) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Caption Shortly before the NOAA-20 satellite overpass on Oct. 23 (EDT) at 11:51 a.m. EDT (1551 UTC), Super typhoon Yutu hit Tinian island, one of the three principle islands of the Northern Mariana Islands, just south of Sapian and a US Commonwealth. The southern part of Saipan is also impacted as well, which is where Saipan International Airport is located. Credit Credit: NOAA/UWM-CIMSS, William Straka III Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.