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File:Hurricane Ivan 05 sept 2004 1330Z.jpg

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The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-colour image of Hurricane Ivan on September 5, 2004 at 13:30 UTC (9:30 AM EDT). At the time this image was taken Ivan was located approximately 1670 km (1040 miles) east of the Windward Islands and was moving towards the west near 33 km/hr (21 mph). Ivan had maximum sustained winds near 140 km/hr (85 mph) with higher gusts.

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Date 5 September 2004
Source http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12412
Author NASA image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.
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