File:Hurricane Gaston 2004.jpg

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Summary

Description

The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-colour image of Tropical Storm Gaston just after it came ashore near McClellanville, South Carolina. At the time this image was taken, Gaston had maximum sustained winds near 60 mph and was dumping copious amounts rain in North and South Carolina. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions and formats.

Date

29 August 2004

Source

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12377

Author

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

Permission
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This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, taken or made as part of an employee's official duties.

File usage

The following pages on Schools Wikipedia link to this image (list may be incomplete):

2004 Atlantic hurricane season

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