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A GOES-12 Satellite infrared image provided by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, Calif., shows the status of Hurricane Rita at 3:30 am EST on Sept. 22, 2005.

Tracking Rita

A GOES-12 Satellite infrared image provided by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, Calif., shows the status of Hurricane Rita at 3:30 am EST on Sept. 22, 2005.

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