AIRS image of Michael (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

AIRS image of Michael

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On Oct. 10 at 2:41 p.m. EDT (1841 UTC) the AIRS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite provided an infrared view of Hurricane Michael after landfall. The AIRS image showed that Michael still maintained a clear eye, and was surrounded by a large symmetric area of powerful thunderstorms.

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Credit: NASA JPL, Heidar Thrastarson

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