Hurricane Isabel northeast of the Lesser Antilles

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument onboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Isabel northeast of the Lesser Antilles Islands. At the time Isabel maintained a rare Category 5 status with maximum sustained winds near 160 mph.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published September 12, 2003
Data acquired September 12 - 12, 2003

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Atmosphere > Atmospheric Phenomena > Hurricanes

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response