TC_Gerry_13_feb_2003_0625Z.jpg

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Tropical Cyclone Gerry was moving in the southern Indian Ocean east of Madagascar on Feb. 13, 2003. This true-color image of the storm was captured by the MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite at 0625 UTC. Gerry was a powerful storm, with maximum sustained winds of 90 knots (10-minute average) and a minimum central pressure of 940 mb.

This image was cropped from a much larger image. Please note that the high-resolution scene provided here is 500 meters per pixel.

Date

13 February 2003

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http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=4943

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Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

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13 February 2003