Hurricane Kate, Atlantic Ocean

  • Credit

    Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Kate on October 5, 2003, at 16:35 UTC. In this image Kate had sustained winds of 100 mph but was expected to begin weakening as the storm encountered cooler Atlantic waters.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Aqua/MODIS
  • Visualization Date

    2003-10-05