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Cyclone Crystal Approaches Mauritius

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Dec 26, 2002
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Cyclone Crystal Approaches Mauritius
December 26, 2002

Packing sustained winds of 80 miles (128 km) per hour, with gusts of up to 97 miles (157 km) per hour, Cyclone Crystal was approaching the island of Mauritius in the western Indian Ocean on December 26, 2002. Mauritius is situated roughly 900 km (550 miles) due east of Madagascar, off Africa’s southeastern shore.

This true-color image of Cyclone Crystal was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite.

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Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

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