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DescriptionKirk 2012-08-31 0139Z.png	English: Hurricane Kirk near peak intensity on August 31, 2012.
Date	31 August 2012
Source	https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/
Author	NASA - Terra MODIS Satellite

Horizontal resolution	37.79 dpc
Vertical resolution	37.79 dpc

File:Kirk 2012-08-31 0139Z.png

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