Typhoon 12W (Man-Yi) over Northern Mariana Islands, North Pacific Ocean

This true-color MODIS image shows Typhoon Man-Yi spinning in the Pacific Ocean over the Northern Mariana Islands, northeast of the Philippines. The Islands are completely obscured by the typhoon, but their location has been drawn in with black outlines. The southernmost of the islands is Guam.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team

Published August 5, 2001
Data acquired August 4, 2001

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Atmosphere > Atmospheric Phenomena > Typhoons