NASA's Aqua Satellite View of Typhoon Guchol (IMAGE)

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NASA's Aqua Satellite View of Typhoon Guchol

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NASA's Aqua satellite flew over Typhoon Guchol on June 13 at 1635 UTC (12:35 p.m. EDT) and captured an infrared view of the storm's clouds and temperatures. The AIRS instrument on Aqua captured infrared and temperature data on Guchol. The lowest temperatures were as cold as or colder than 220 degrees Kelvin or minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit (-52 Celsius) and appear in purple.

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Credit: NASA/JPL, Ed Olsen

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