Hurricane Charley (03L) off Cuba - related image preview

1650 x 1300
607 KB - JPEG

Hurricane Charley (03L) off Cuba - related image preview

3300 x 2600
2 MB - JPEG

Hurricane Charley (03L) off Cuba - related image preview

6600 x 5200
5 MB - JPEG

Hurricane Charley (03L) off Cuba

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Charley on August 12, 2004, at 11:55 a.m. EDT. At the time this image was taken, Charley had maximum sustained winds near 90 mph with higher gusts and was moving toward the northwest at 17 mph.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published August 12, 2004
Data acquired August 12, 2004

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth