Suomi NPP Image of Shanshan (IMAGE) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Caption On Aug. 8 at 0318 UTC (Aug. 7 at 11:18 p.m. EDT) the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured a visible image of Typhoon Shanshan near Japan. Credit Credits: NOAA/NASA/NRL 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.