Image:Hurricane Ivan.jpg

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Description

The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this true-colour image of Hurricane Ivan on Septebmer 13, 2004 at 19:00 UTC (3:00 PM EDT). At the time this image was taken Ivan was located approximately 110 km (70 miles) south-southeast of the western tip of Cuba and was moving towards the northwest at 13 km/hr (8 mph). Ivan had maximum sustained winds of 260 km/hr (160 mph) with higher gusts.

The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions and formats.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12433
Date

2004-09-13
Author

NASA image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.
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