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Tropical Cyclone Erica (22P)
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Tropical Cyclone Erica (22P) |
| Description |
East of Australia in the Pacific Ocean, Tropical Cyclone Erica plowed into the French island of New Caledonia on March 13, 2003, leaving at least one person dead and many others injured. Erica peaked as a Category 5 cyclone on March 12, and as of March 14 had showed rapid weakening to a Category 1 storm. This image of Erica shows the storm's eye northwest of New Caledonia on March 13. The high-resolution image provided above is 1 kilometer per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS' maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
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Tropical Cyclone Erica Off N
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East of Australia in the Pac
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IMAGE |
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image |
| date |
2003-03-13 |
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NASA -- Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
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Erica.AMOA2003072 |
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STS-33 Earth observation of
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STS-33 Earth observation of New Caledonia framed by OV-103 window |
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STS-33 Earth observation taken onboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, shows New Caledonia surrounded by a cloud-covered Pacific Ocean and framed by a flight deck window. |
| Date Taken |
1989-11-27 |
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