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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.


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
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth