Satellite: Terra Date Acquired: 05/11/2008 Resolutions: 1km ( B) 500m ( B) 250m ( B) Bands Used: 1,4,3 Credit: Jeff Schmaltz MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC View this image interactively

Typhoon Rammasun is shown here in the Phillipine Sea on May 11, 2008, at 1:55 UTC. The image was captured by the MODIS on the Terra satellite. The storm has a very developed eye and eyewall.

The typhoon, which was at one point a Category 3 storm, is headed northwards, towards Tokyo. It not expected to make landfall in Japan, however. The storm is likely to weaken and dissipate over the Pacific Ocean.

Curator: Brandon Maccherone
NASA Official: Shannell Cardwell