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Tropical Cyclone Japhet (19S)

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2024-03-02 12:00:00
March 2, 2003

With sustained winds near 156 km per hour (98 mph), Tropical Cyclone Japhet (19S) is bearing down on the Mozambique coast. This true-color image of the storm was acquired on March 2, 2003, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA's Aqua satellite. The high-resolution image available here is 1000 meters per pixel. Visit the MODIS Rapid Response Team, for a copy of this scene at MODIS' full resolution of 250 meters per pixel.

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

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