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    Credits: Eumetsat 2012

    MetOp-A captures Hurricane Sandy

    30 October 2012

    Europe's polar orbiting weather satellite, MetOp-A, captured this image of Hurricane Sandy just as the huge storm hit the east coast of the US yesterday. The MetOp programme is developed as a joint undertaking between ESA and Eumetsat for operational meteorology.

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