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Typhoon Aere

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Aug 23, 2004
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2004-08-23 00:00:00
August 23, 2004

The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Typhoon Aere on August 23, 2004 at 2:25 UTC. At the this image was taken, Aere had maximum sustained winds of 130 km/hr (81 mph) and was moving towards the northwest at 19 km/hr (12 mph). This motion would put Aere over Taiwan within the next 24 hours.

The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions and formats.

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NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.

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