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Image: Gonu 2007-06-04 0900Z

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Description: The Aqua satellite acquired the picture of Gonu, the most intense tropical cyclone of the Arabian Sea on record, at 12:00 Arabia Standard Time (09:00 UTC) on 4 June 2007. Although the India Meteorological Department claimed that Gonu intensified into a super cyclonic storm at 15:00 UTC, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center indicated that Gonu had started to weaken since 12:00 UTC. Based on the appearance, the picture should be at peak intensity in reality.
Title: Gonu 2007-06-04 0900Z
Credit: NASA Earth Observatory
Author: MODIS image captured by NASA’s Aqua satellite
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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