File:Cyclone Gafilo.jpeg

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The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Tropical Cyclone Gafilo churning in the waters northwest of Madagascar. At the time this image was taken, Gafilo has sustained winds of approximately 160 mph. Cyclone warnings had been posted for all of northwestern Madagascar.
Date

6 March 2004(2004-03-06)
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=11987
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Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.
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current14:36, 6 August 2006Thumbnail for version as of 14:36, 6 August 20065,920×5,920 (3.93 MB)Frumpy (bigger version from en.wikipedia)
15:17, 1 May 2006Thumbnail for version as of 15:17, 1 May 20064,000×4,000 (1.91 MB)Mikoyan21 (Satellite picture of Cyclone Gafilo at peak intensity about 180nm east from Madagascar. Image by Joint Typhoon Warning Center. ==Source/Credit== http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=6586 NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response T)
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