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Hurricane Fabian

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2003-09-05 00:00:00
September 5, 2003

The MODIS instrument onboard NASA’s Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Fabian as it was fast-approaching the tiny island of Bermuda. At the time this image was taken Fabian was located approximately 110 miles south-southest of Bermuda and was packing sustained winds near 120 mph with higher gusts.

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

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