NASA Satellite Image Sees Cyclone Victoria Looking like a 'J' from Space (IMAGE)

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NASA Satellite Image Sees Cyclone Victoria Looking like a 'J' from Space

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NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Victoria on April 11 at 0320 UTC. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard Aqua captured this visible image that showed strong thunderstorms around the center of circulation and in a band of thunderstorms wrapping around the eastern side of the storm.

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Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team

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