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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Hurricane Ivan
Description:
When the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image at 1:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings time on September 9, 2004, Hurricane Ivan had dropped from deadly Category 5 hurricane to a still dangerous Category 4 storm. The storm had winds of 240 kilometers per hour (150 mph) with stronger gusts. According to the National Hurricane Center, Ivan is on course for Jamaica, seen on the left edge of the image below Cuba.

NASA image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MOD IS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Satellite - Sensor:
Aqua- MODIS
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_where:
Cuba
facet_where:
Jamaica
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
September 9, 2004
facet_when_year:
2004
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-12423
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Hurricane Ivan