Image: Maria 2017-09-20 1015Z

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Description: The composite image above shows Maria as it was making landfall near Yabucoa. Infrared (band 4) and visible data (band 1) from Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 13 (GOES-13) acquired at 6:15 a.m. local time (10:15 Universal Time) is overlaid on blue marble data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and black marble data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). The series of GOES satellites are operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), while NASA helps develop and launch them.
Title: Maria 2017-09-20 1015Z
Credit: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91004
Author: NASA
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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Yabucoa, Puerto Rico

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