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Hurricane Isabel

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2003-09-12 00:00:00
September 12, 2003

The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Isabel northeast of the Lesser Antilles Islands. Isabel continues to maintain Category 5 status with maximum sustained winds near 160 mph.

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

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