This natural-color image of super typhoon Maysak was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua
satellite at 1:55 p.m. local time (0355 Universal Time) on March 31,
2015.
The category 5 typhoon was menacing the islands of Micronesia and headed for a possible landfall in the Philippines by the end of the week.
The category 5 typhoon was menacing the islands of Micronesia and headed for a possible landfall in the Philippines by the end of the week.
NASA Earth Observatory by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.
- Instrument(s):
- Aqua - MODIS