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Hurricane Kate

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2003-10-05 00:00:00
October 5, 2003

The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Kate on October 5, 2003 at 16:35 UTC. In this image Kate had sustained winds of 100 mph but was expected to begin weakening as the storm encountered cooler Atlantic waters.

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Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.

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