Image: Frances 2004 near Hispaniola
Description: The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Frances on August 31, 2004 at 17:55 UTC (1:55 PM EDT). At the time this image was taken Frances was located approximately 230 km (140 miles) north-northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico and was moving towards the west near 26 km/hr (16 mph). Maximum sustained winds were near 225 km/hr (140 mph) and the storm's minimum central pressure was down to 942 millibars. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions and formats.
Title: Frances 2004 near Hispaniola
Credit: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=6584
Author: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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