Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Hurricane Frances
Description:
The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Frances on August 31, 2004 at 17:55 UTC (1:55 PM EDT). At the time this image was taken Frances was located approximately 230 km (140 miles) north-northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico and was moving towards the west near 26 km/hr (16 mph). Maximum sustained winds were near 225 km/hr (140 mph) and the storm's minimum central pressure was down to 942 millibars.

The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions and formats.

NASA image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MOD IS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.
Satellite - Sensor:
Aqua- MODIS
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_where:
San Juan
facet_where:
Puerto Rico
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
August 31, 2004
facet_when_year:
2004
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-12389
original url:

Hurricane Frances