February 7, 2010 - Tropical Cyclone Fami

Tropical Cyclone Fami

Tropical Cyclone Fami hovered over Madagascar and the Mozambique Channel on February 2, 2010. The MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this true-color image the same day.

On February 2, 2010, the U.S. Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center reported that Fami was roughly 150 nautical miles (275 kilometers) southwest of Antananarivo, Madagascar. With maximum sustained winds of 30 knots (55 kilometers per hour) and gusts up to 40 knots (75 kilometers per hour), Fami was dissipating.

Image Facts
Satellite: Aqua
Date Acquired: 02/02/2010
Resolutions: 1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC