AIRS Infrared image of Dorian (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

AIRS Infrared image of Dorian

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This false-colored infrared image taken from NASA's Aqua satellite on Sept. 4 at 2:29 p.m. EDT (18:29 UTC) shows Dorian after it re-strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane off the Georgia and South Carolina coast. The image shows a clear eye in the storm. Intense storms capable of generating heavy rainfall appear in purple.

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Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson

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