NASA's Aqua Satellite Passed over Tropical Cyclone Jasmine (IMAGE)

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NASA's Aqua Satellite Passed over Tropical Cyclone Jasmine

Caption

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Jasmine on Feb. 8, 2012 at 0225 UTC (Feb. 7 at 9:25 p.m. EST). The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument captured a true color image of the storm. In the image, Jasmine's eye as visible as it travels between Vanuatu (north) and New Caledonia (south).

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NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team

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