The Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite "IBUKI" (GOSAT) captured a powerful typhoon, Typhoon Ma-on, moving over the southern sea of Shikoku Island in Japan. The image was made from the data acquired by an imaging sensor installed on "IBUKI," the Cloud and Aerosol Imager (TANSO-CAI).
Update (July 22, 2011) : Image 2,3,4 were added.
Image 1. Image acquired around at 03:56 (UTC) on July 18, 2011. Click on image to enlarge.
Image 2. Image acquired around at 04:28 (UTC) on July 19, 2011. Click on image to enlarge.
Image 3. Image acquired around at 03:23 (UTC) on July 20, 2011. Click on image to enlarge.
Image 4. Image acquired around at 03:56 (UTC) on July 21, 2011. Click on image to enlarge.