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    • Title Eye of Hurricane Rita
    • Released 22/09/2005 6:17 pm
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      This zoom from a larger Envisat ASAR image shows the signal return from the sea surface beneath the eye of Hurricane Rita. It was acquired in Wide Swath Mode early on 22 September UTC and has a resolution of 150 metres. The image measures 100 x 75 km.

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