Infrared Satellite Look at Oli (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Infrared Satellite Look at Oli

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An infrared AIRS image (from NASA's Aqua satellite) on Feb. 4 at 11:23 UTC (6:23 a.m. ET) showed that French Polynesia and Tahiti were on the outer edges of powerful Cyclone Oli. Purple indicates strong thunderstorms with heavy rainfall, and very high storms with cloud temperatures to -63F.

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NASA/JPL, Ed Olsen

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