Typhoon Rananim

Typhoon Rananim

The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Typhoon Rananim on August 12 at 2:40 UTC. At the time this image was taken, Rananim was located approximately 150 nm northeast of Taipei, Taiwan and had maximum sustained winds of 90 knots with higher gusts 110 knots. Rananim was moving towards the north-northwest at 13 knots.

The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions and formats.

Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.