The GOES-East satellite captured this image of Hurricane Maria as a Category 4 storm crossing Puerto Rico.
Thermal Image
NASA
This 3D thermal image of Hurricane Maria was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite on Sept. 20.
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