Detail View: NASA Earth Observatory Collection: Typhoon Songda
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Title:
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Typhoon Songda
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Description:
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The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Typhoon Songda on September 1, 2004 at 00:40 UTC. At the time this image was taken Songda was located approximately 740 km (460 miles) southeast of Iwo Jima, Japan and was moving towards the northwest at 28 km/hr (17 mph). Maximum sustained winds were near 232 km/hr (144 mph) with higher gusts to 278 km/hr (173 mph). The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions and formats. NASA image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.
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Satellite - Sensor:
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Terra- MODIS
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facet_what:
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Terra
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facet_where:
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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facet_when:
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September 1, 2004
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facet_when_year:
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2004
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UID:
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SPD-ETOBS-12387
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original url:
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12387
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