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On October 24, the GPM Core Observatory passed directly over the eye of Super Typhoon Yutu.

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This was a rare overpass of the super typhoon just as it made landfall on the islands of Tinian and Saipan.

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Yutu is tied with Super Typhoon Mangkhut for the strongest tropical storm of 2018.

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Yutu is the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane.

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Typical of such a strong storm, the eyewall is nearly uniform around the eye.

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GPM also saw a "moat" of low precipitation surrounding the eyewall.

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The eyewall is particularly tall with few hot towers, indicating a relatively mature storm.

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Peeling back the layers of Yutu reveals the most intense precipitation at low altitudes.

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