Satellite Animation of Tropical Storm Gordon Forming (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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An animation of satellite observations from Aug. 13-16, 2012 shows the birth of the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season's eighth tropical depression that strengthens into Tropical Storm Gordon. This visualization was created by the NASA GOES Project at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., using observations from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite.

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NASA/NOAA GOES Project Center

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