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Hurricane Rita as Observed by NASA's Spaceborne Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS)

Sept. 22, 2005
In September, 2005, Rita was a category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 150 mph and a central pressure of 897 millibar when positioned approximately 470 southeast of Galveston, Texas.

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