NASA's Infrared Look at Tropical Storm Rick (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA's Infrared Look at Tropical Storm Rick

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This NASA infrared Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) satellite image captured high, cold thunderstorms (purple) in Tropical Storm Rick as he was intensifying on October 16 at 4:41 a.m. EDT (1:41 PDT). AIRS is an instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite.

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NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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