Visible Earth - Typhoon Soudelor (07W) northeast of Taiwan

Typhoon Soudelor (07W) northeast of Taiwan

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Credit:	Jacques Descloitres, MODISRapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Satellite:	Terra
Sensor:	MODIS
Data Start Date:	06-18-2003
Data End Date:	06-18-2003
VE Record ID:	25527

Description: On Tuesday, June 18, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument onboard the Terra spacecraft captured this true-color image of Typhoon Soudelor in the Philippine Sea. In this image, Soudelor is centered about 190 miles west-southwest of Okinawa and is packing maximum sustained winds of 132 mph, with gust to 161 mph. The image clearly shows a symmetric eye approximately 21 miles in diameter.

Other Images in this Series:

Tropical Cyclone Soudelor (07W), Philippine Sea (1 of 3)
Typhoon Soudelor (07W) northeast of Taiwan (2 of 3) [Current]
Typhoon Soudelor (07W) between Korea and Japan (3 of 3)

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