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9/13/08 - Ike Roared Ashore in Texas
Hurricane Ike is seen in infrared by NASA's Aqua spacecraft about an
hour after making landfall Sept. 13 in Galveston, Texas.
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9/12/08 - Ike Begins Battering Gulf Coast
A monstrously large, extremely dangerous Hurricane Ike is already
affecting the Gulf Coast. NASA's Aqua spacecraft took this infrared
image early Sept. 12.
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9/11/08 - QuikScat Maps Historic Sea Ice Changes
QuikScat has detected a recent major melting of sea ice (depicted in
red and magenta) that is clearing Arctic sea routes.
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9/11/08 - Ike Advances on the Gulf Coast
A very large and growing Hurricane Ike steams toward the Texas coast
in this Sept. 11 afternoon infrared image from NASA's Aqua spacecraft.
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9/8/08 - Rosetta Images Asteroid Steins
On its way to a 2014 rendezvous with a comet, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft successfully flew past asteroid Steins on Sept. 5. JPL manages NASA's participation in the mission and supplied the Microwave Instrument.
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9/5/08 - September Peak Month for Atlantic Hurricanes
Why is September the peak month for hurricanes? NASA oceanographer Bill Patzert provides some insights.
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9/5/08 - East Coast Braces for Hanna's Arrival
Purples denote Tropical Storm Hanna's strongest winds (left image) and highest, coldest cloud tops (right image) in these Sept. 5 views from NASA's QuikScat and Aqua spacecraft, respectively.
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9/4/08 - Rosetta Set To Fly By Asteroid
On its way to a 2014 rendezvous with a comet, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft will fly by asteroid Steins on Sept. 5. JPL manages NASA's participation in the Rosetta mission.
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9/4/08 - Unlikable Ike Looms Large
Hurricane Ike marches west in this Sept. 4 early morning infrared image from NASA's Aqua spacecraft. Ike is a compact but powerful storm with maximum sustained winds of 217 kilometers (135 miles) per hour.
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9/3/08 - Hanna and Her Sister
While Tropical Storm Hanna moves toward the Bahamas, in the eastern Atlantic, her younger sister, Tropical Storm Josephine, begins her westward trek in these Sept. 3 infrared images from NASA's Aqua spacecraft.
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