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Typhoon Koppu

September 29, 2003

The MODIS instrument onboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of Typhoon Koppu on September 29, 2003. In this image, Koppu is located 250 miles north of Iwo Jima. The storm was moving to the north-northeast at 12 mph and packing sustained winds of 75 mph with gusts to 100 mph.

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

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