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COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Record
Title:
Hurricane Isabel
Description:
The outer bands of Hurricane Isabel sweep over Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, in this true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image taken by NASA's Aqua satellite on September 17, 2003 at 2:24 pm, US Eastern time. At this time, the eye of the hurricane was still about 350 miles from the US shoreline, but moving north-northwest at 11 miles per hour. Isabel is a Category 2 hurricane, with sustained winds of 105 miles per hour. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Satellite - Sensor:
Aqua- MODIS
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
September 17, 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-11721
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Hurricane Isabel

Hurricane Isabel