Aqua Image of Lekima (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Aqua Image of Lekima

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On Aug 9, 2019 at 12:45 a.m. EDT (0445 UTC), the MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua revealed powerful Typhoon Lekima affecting China. The satellite showed a clear eye surrounded by a thick, powerful ring of thunderstorms and a large band of thunderstorms extending north of the center.

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