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Tropical Cyclone Bento

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Nov 23, 2004
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2004-11-22 00:00:00
November 22, 2004

The MODIS instrument flying aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Tropical Cyclone Bento on November 22, 2004 at 05:20 UTC. At the time this image was taken, Bento was located approximately 380 miles east-southeast of Diego Garcia and was moving towards the southwest at 5 mph. Maximum sustained winds were near 75 mph with gusts to 92 mph.

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NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained from the MODIS Rapid Response team.

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