Tropical Cyclone Kalunde in the central Indian Ocean

With sustained winds near 64 km per hour (40 mph), Tropical Cyclone was located approximately 449 miles southeast of Diego Garcia and was moving towards the west-northwest at 7 km per hour (5 mph) as of March 5, 2003. This true-color image of the storm was acquired March 5 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite.

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Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published March 5, 2003
Data acquired March 5 - 5, 2003

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