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Original - Hurricane Rita at peak strength in the Gulf of Mexico on September 21 2005.
Reason
shows a well-defined storm in the Gulf of Mexico
Articles this image appears in
Hurricane Rita
Creator
NASA
A few editors suggested posting one at a time. --Uncle Bungle (talk) 02:24, 24 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I suspect they're "thermal anomalies" detected by the MODIS Rapid Response System - inconsistencies in the infrared and thermal infrared bands. There's a bit more info here. Time3000 (talk) 13:05, 24 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 08:40, 31 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]