Tropical Cyclone Ebula

Tropical Cyclone Ebula

Packing sustained winds of 75 miles (120 km) per hour, with gusts of up to 92 miles (147 km) per hour, Tropical Cyclone Ebula was moving south-southwestward in the Indian Ocean on January 10, 2003. Ebula is expected to track to the south over the next 24 hours.

This true-color image of Tropical Cyclone Ebula was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA's Aqua satellite.

Image courtesy Jeffrey Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC