Comma-shaped Cyclone Oli was a formidable Category 4 cyclone moving over French Polynesia in the South Pacific when this true-color image was captured on the afternoon of February 4, 2010.
With a visible eye and tight bands of spiraling clouds, Cyclone Laurence was clearly a mature, well-developed cyclone when it went ashore over Western Australia for the second time, on December 21.
Acquired April 5, 2010, this natural-color image shows Tropical Cyclone Robyn spanning hundreds of kilometers over the Southern Indian Ocean. Although the storm lacks a distinct eye, it has a discernible center marked by opaque white clouds.