NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this natural-color view of the storm just before it hit New Jersey.
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The VIIRS instrument on the Suomi NPP satellite captured this afternoon view of the dangerous storm.
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This satellite image shows the cloud tops of Hurricane Sandy lit by a nearly full moon.
The dramatic late-season storm was observed shortly before making landfall on the U.S. Northeast Coast.
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As the U.S. East Coast prepared for landfall of the potent storm, Sandy churned up the Atlantic Ocean along the Gulf Stream.
Acquired October 23, 2012, this image shows Tropical Storm Sandy over the Caribbean Sea.
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Acquired October 26, 2012, this natural-color image shows Hurricane Sandy east of Florida.
A U.S. geostationary weather satellite captured this image of the storm on the afternoon of October 28, 2012.
Special sensors on the Suomi NPP satellite captured this view of the storm and the East Coast of the United States as lit by moonlight.
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Acquired October 30, 2012, this nighttime image shows Sandy after the storm made landfall.