AIRS image of Maria (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

AIRS image of Maria

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On Sept. 18 at 1:35 a.m. EDT (0535 UTC) the AIRS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this false-colored infrared image of Hurricane Maria. Some cloud top temperatures in strong storms were as cold as minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 53 degrees Celsius). Credit: Credits: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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Credits: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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