Tropical Cyclone Fay

March 21, 2004

The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of Tropical Cyclone Fay churning in the Pacific waters between Australia and Indonesia. At the time this image was captured, Fay was located approximately 175 miles northwest of Kuri Bay and had winds gusting to 150 mph.

Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.