The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured htis true-color image of Typhoon Chaba on August 27 at 2:00 UTC. At the time this image was taken, Chaba was located approximately 833 km (518 miles) south-southeast of Sasebo, Japan and was moving towards the north-northwest at 7 km/hr (5 mph). Maximum sustained winds were near 194 km/hr (121 mph) with gusts to 241 km/hr (150 mph).
The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2004240-0827/Chaba.A2004240.0200.2km.jpg additional resolutions and formats.
NASA image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.
| Date Taken: | 07.25.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 02.08.2013 09:18 |
| Photo ID: | 842761 |
| Resolution: | 3400x4400 |
| Size: | 2.87 MB |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, D.C., US |
| Web Views: | 7 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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