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Typhoon Phanfone Nears Japan

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2014-10-05 00:00:00
October 5, 2014

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite acquired this natural-color image of Typhoon Phanfone at 1:55 p.m. Japan Standard Time (4:55 a.m. Universal Time) on October 5, the day before making landfall.

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NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. Caption by Kathryn Hansen.

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