NASA's Aqua Satellite Passed over Tropical Storm Damrey (IMAGE)

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NASA's Aqua Satellite Passed over Tropical Storm Damrey

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NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Storm Damrey on July 29 at 11:21 p.m. EDT and the AIRS instrument captured an infrared image of the storm. It showed that strong, high, cold cloud tops of thunderstorms (purple) were in a tight circle around the center of circulation.

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Credit: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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