Infrared Image of Tropical Storm Sonca (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Infrared Image of Tropical Storm Sonca

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This infrared image of Tropical Storm Sonca was captured on Sept. 14 at 10:41 p.m. EDT. The purple area around the center of circulation indicates the coldest, highest cloud heights, where the heaviest rain was occurring. Satellite data also shows Sonca has taken on the signature "comma" shape of a tropical storm.

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NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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