Tropical Cyclone Japhet (19S)

Tropical Cyclone Japhet (19S)

With sustained winds near 101 km per hour (63 mph), Tropical Cyclone Japhet (19S) has moved inland over Mozambique. This true-color image of the storm was acquired on March 3, 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 Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC