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File:Hurricane Ivan 11 sept 2004 1610Z.jpg

Summary

Description The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-colour image of Hurricane Ivan on Septebmer 11, 2004 at 16:10 UTC (12:10 PM EDT). At the time this image was taken Ivan was located approximately 50 km (30 miles) southwest of the western tip of Jamaica and was moving towards the west-northwest at 13 km/hr (8 mph). Ivan had maximum sustained winds of 230 km/hr (145 mph) with higher gusts. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions and formats.
Date 11 September 2004
Source http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12428
Author NASA image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.
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