Once a Super Typhoon, now a ghost of its former self, Tropical Depression Yutu was fading off the coast of southeastern China on Nov.2 when NASA’s Aqua satellite passed overhead.
The MODIS instrument or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer that flies aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured a visible image of Yutu on Nov. 2. Although the storm weakened to a depression, the center of circulation was still apparent on the MODIS imagery. The center was surrounded by wispy clouds and the bulk of clouds and any precipitation was falling north of the center and over China.
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Image: NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of Tropical Depression Yutu fading off the coast of southeastern China on Nov. 2. CREDIT: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)