NASA gets clear look into Typhoon Champi's 36-nautical-mile-wide eye
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 16:00
in Astronomy & Space
When the eye of a tropical cyclone is 36 nautical miles (41.4 mile/ 66.7 km) wide, it's pretty easy to spot from NASA's Aqua satellite in orbit. On October 22, 2015, two instruments aboard Aqua saw the large eye surrounded by powerful thunderstorms. Champi's eye was very close to the island of Iwo To, Japan.