Aqua Image of Choi-Wan (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Aqua Image of Choi-Wan

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NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Typhoon Choi-wan on Oct. 6 at 0317 UTC and saw powerful thunderstorms (purple) with cloud top temperatures near -63F/-53C circling the open eye.

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Credits: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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