Tropical Cyclone Japhet (19S)

Tropical Cyclone Japhet (19S)

With sustained winds near 156 km per hour (98 mph), Tropical Cyclone Japhet (19S) is bearing down on the Mozambique coast. This true-color image of the storm was acquired on March 2, 2003, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA's Aqua satellite. The high-resolution image available here is 1000 meters per pixel. Visit the MODIS Rapid Response Team, for a copy of this scene at MODIS' full resolution of 250 meters per pixel.

Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC