NASA AIRS Infrared Image of Massive Cyclone Yasi (IMAGE)

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NASA AIRS Infrared Image of Massive Cyclone Yasi

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This infrared AIRS image from NASA's Aqua satellite was captured on Feb. 1 at 0247 UTC (Jan. 31 at 9:47 p.m. EST/12:47 p.m. Australia/Brisbane local time) and the storm appears to fill up most of the Coral Sea. The western fringes of the storm were over the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu at that time. The strongest thunderstorms and heaviest rainfall appear in areas false-colored in purple. The light blue areas are out of the range of the satellite instrument and show no data.

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NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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