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File:Patricia 2015-10-23 1730Z.jpg

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English: Hurricane Patricia shortly after peak intensity and approaching Western Mexico on October 23, 2015.
Español: El huracán Patricia en su máximo pico de intensidad y aproximándose al occidente de México el 23 de octubre de 2015.
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Source EOSDIS Worldview
Author MODIS image captured by NASA’s Terra satellite
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Camera location18° 18′ 00″ N, 105° 18′ 00″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Satellite Image of Hurricane Patricia Near Landfall

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Hurricane Patricia

copyright status

public domain

applies to jurisdiction: United States
determination method or standard: work of the federal government of the United States

inception

23 October 2015

coordinates of the point of view

18°18'N, 105°18'W

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image/jpeg

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current16:24, 12 November 2016Thumbnail for version as of 16:24, 12 November 20166,000 × 8,000 (9.33 MB)MeowCorrected the ratio.
20:20, 23 October 2015Thumbnail for version as of 20:20, 23 October 20156,210 × 8,280 (9.44 MB)MeowUser created page with UploadWizard

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