File:Hurricane Gaston 2004.jpg

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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 ( Reusing this file)	Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse 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.

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