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NASA's Terra Satellite Passed Over Tropical Storm Gordon

Caption: Terra passed over Gordon on Aug. 16, 2012, at 10:25 a.m. EDT (1425 UTC) the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument captured a visible image of the storm. The image showed that the bulk of Gordon's clouds were pushed to the north and northeast as a result of southwesterly wind shear.

Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team

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