Super Typhoon Nida in Infrared (image)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Caption

NASA's Aqua satellite captured a clear eye and cold, powerful thunderstorm cloud tops (colder than -63F) in Nida in this infrared image Nov. 25 at 0347 UTC. Nida is a Category 5 storm with sustained winds near 172 mph.

Credit

NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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