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DescriptionRick 2009-10-17 2020Z.jpg	English: Hurricane Rick at peak intensity as a Category 5 hurricane
Date	17 October 2009
Source	http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2009290-1017
Author	NASA; MODIS
Permission (Reusing this file)	Public domain


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