Hurricane Katrina Progression
Hurricane Katrina progression is observed by the Aqua and Terra satellites. Katrina hit land on August 29, 2005, near the Louisiana-Mississippi border. Katrina's center was located near the mouth of the Pearl River about 40-45 miles west-southwest of Biloxi, Mississippi and about 30-35 miles east-northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. Katrina is the eleventh named storm of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane season.
Hurricane Katrina slams into Louisiana and Mississippi.
![Katrina, August 24, 2005,
Terra Satellite Katrina, August 24, 2005,
Terra Satellite](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Katrina, August 24, 2005,
Terra Satellite
![Katrina, August 25, 2005,
Terra Satellite Katrina, August 25, 2005,
Terra Satellite](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Katrina, August 25, 2005,
Terra Satellite
![Katrina, August 26, 2005,
Aqua Satellite Katrina, August 26, 2005,
Aqua Satellite](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Katrina, August 26, 2005,
Aqua Satellite
![Katrina, August 27, 2005,
Terra Satellite Katrina, August 27, 2005,
Terra Satellite](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Katrina, August 27, 2005,
Terra Satellite
![Katrina, August 28, 2005,
Terra Satellite Katrina, August 28, 2005,
Terra Satellite](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Katrina, August 28, 2005,
Terra Satellite
![Katrina, August 29, 2005,
Aqua Satellite Katrina, August 29, 2005,
Aqua Satellite](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Katrina, August 29, 2005,
Aqua Satellite
![Katrina, August 30, 2005,
Terra Satellite Katrina, August 30, 2005,
Terra Satellite](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Katrina, August 30, 2005,
Terra Satellite
![Katrina, August 31, 2005,
Terra Satellite Katrina, August 31, 2005,
Terra Satellite](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Katrina, August 31, 2005,
Terra Satellite
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animator
- Stuart A. Snodgrass (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Scientist
- Jacques Descloitres (NASA/GSFC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Thursday, September 1, 2005.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:56 PM EDT.
Missions
This visualization is related to the following missions:Series
This visualization can be found in the following series:Datasets used in this visualization
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[Aqua: MODIS]
ID: 5 -
[Terra: MODIS]
ID: 116
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