NASA AIRS Infrared Image of Tropical Storm Don (IMAGE)

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NASA AIRS Infrared Image of Tropical Storm Don

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NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Storm Don at 8:17 UTC (4:17 a.m. EDT) on July 29. The infrared image revealed a large area of powerful, high thunderstorms with cold cloud tops (purple) surrounding the center where cloud temperatures were colder than -63 Fahrenheit (-52 Celsius).

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Credit: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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