Tropical Cyclone Crystal (05S) southeast of Mauritius and La Reunion, Indian Ocean

Tropical Cyclone Crystal (05S) southeast of Mauritius and La Reunion, Indian Ocean

  • Credit:

    Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Packing sustained winds of 80 miles (128 km) per hour, with gusts of up to 97 miles (157 km) per hour, Cyclone Crystal was approaching the island of Mauritius in the western Indian Ocean on December 26, 2002. Mauritius is situated roughly 900 km (550 miles) due east of Madagascar, off Africa’s southeastern shore.

These true-color images of Cyclone Crystal was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA’s Aqua and Terra satellites. Over the course of a few days, the storm took on an increasingly ragged appearance.

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Metadata

  • Sensor:

    Aqua - MODIS

  • Data Date:

    December 28 - 28, 2002

  • Visualization Date:

    December 31, 2002
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