Aqua Image of Imelda (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Aqua Image of Imelda

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On Sept. 17 at 3:41 p.m. EDT (1541 UTC) NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed the storm using the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder or AIRS instrument. AIRS found coldest cloud top temperatures as cold as or colder than (purple) minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 53 degrees Celsius) north and east of Imelda's center.

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NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson

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