Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Hurricane Frances
Description:
The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Frances on September 3, 2004 at 15:15 UTC (11:15 AM EDT). At the time this image was taken, Frances was located approximately 65 km (40 miles) northwest of Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas. Maximum sustained winds had decreased to 185 km/hr (115 mph) and the minimum central pressure had risen to 957 millibars. Frances was moving towards the northwest at 9 mph.

NASA image courtesy Jesse Allen, NAS A's Earth Observatory.
Satellite - Sensor:
Terra- MODIS
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Terra
facet_where:
Bahamas
facet_when:
September 3, 2004
facet_when_year:
2004
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-12403
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Hurricane Frances