NASA MODIS Image of the Day: February 10, 2008 – Cyclone Hondo
NASA MODIS Image of the Day: February 10, 2008 - Cyclone Hondo
Cyclone Hondo was a powerful Category 4 storm when the MODIS on the Aqua satellite captured this photo-like image on the afternoon of February 7, 2008.
The storm’s power is evident in its symmetric shape and well-defined eye.
When MODIS took the image at 7:55 UTC, Hondo had winds of 220 kilometers per hour (140 miles per hour or 120 knots) with gusts to 270 km/hr (170 mph or 145 knots), said the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The storm was traveling southeast across the southern Indian Ocean, far from any populated region.
