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Typhoon Soudelor (07W) northeast of Taiwan

On Tuesday, June 18, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument onboard the Terra spacecraft captured this true-color image of Typhoon Soudelor in the Philippine Sea. In this image, Soudelor is centered about 190 miles west-southwest of Okinawa and is packing maximum sustained winds of 132 mph, with gust to 161 mph. The image clearly shows a symmetric eye approximately 21 miles in diameter.


Jacques Descloitres, MODISRapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published June 18, 2003
Data acquired June 18 - 18, 2003

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topic:
Atmosphere > Atmospheric Phenomena > Typhoons
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth