NASA AIRS Infrared Image of Hurricane Dora (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA AIRS Infrared Image of Hurricane Dora

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The AIRS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured this infrared image of Hurricane Dora's cold cloud temperatures on July 21 at 09:05 UTC (5:05 a.m. EDT). The strongest thunderstorms and convection (purple) surround the very obvious, cloud-free eye.

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NASA/JPL, Ed Olsen

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