Super-Typhoon Choi-wan had a symmetrical shape, a trait of a strong, well-organized cyclone, when this photo-like image was taken on September 16, 2009.
A little over 1,000 kilometers separated the center of Tropical Storm Parma from the center of Typhoon Melor on October 6, when the this composite image was taken.
Though Typhoon Choi-wan maintains its tightly wound symmetric shape in this photo-like image from September 18, 2009, the striking clear eye of previous days is gone.
Moving northwest toward southern China and Vietnam, the massive Typhoon Nesat covers most of the South China Sea in this photo-like satellite image from September 28, 2011.
Acquired October 16, 2009, this true-color image shows Typhoon Lupit spanning several hundred kilometers as it hovers over the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines.