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Data acquired January 1 - 1, 2003 1000 x 800 247 KB - JPEG
Data acquired January 1 - 1, 2003 2000 x 1600 831 KB - JPEG
Data acquired January 1 - 1, 2003 4000 x 3200 3 MB - JPEG
Data acquired January 1 - 1, 2003 8000 x 6400 7 MB - JPEG
Packing sustained winds of 64 km (40 miles) per hour, and gusts of up to 85 km (53 miles) per hour, Tropical Cyclone 08S formed in the Mozambique Channel and moved westward directly toward Mozambique´s east coast. The storm was predicted to intensify before it makes landfall early on Jan. 1, 2003 (local time).
This true-color image of Cyclone 08S was acquired on Dec. 31, 2002, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite.
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published January 3, 2003 Data acquired January 1 - 1, 2003