Cyclone Rusty Closing in on the Northwestern Coast of Western Australia (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Cyclone Rusty Closing in on the Northwestern Coast of Western Australia

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On Feb. 25 at 0215 UTC (9:15 p.m. EST, Feb. 24) the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this visible image of Cyclone Rusty closing in on the northwestern coast of Western Australia. Rusty's outer band of thunderstorms stretched from Broome to Port Hedland.

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Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team

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