Tropical Cyclone Kesiny northeast of Madagascar, Indian Ocean

Tropical Cyclone Kesiny can be seen over the Indian Ocean in this true color image taken on May 6, 2002, at 6:45 UTC by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft. When this image was taken, the cyclone was several hundred miles east of northern Madagascar and packing winds of up to 120 kilometers (75 miles) per hour. As the cyclone continues its approach southwest into Madagascar, it is forecast to increase in intensity and generate sustained winds of up to 139 kilometers (86 miles) per hour.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published May 6, 2002
Data acquired May 6 - 6, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Collection:

Visible Earth