File:Sandra 2015-11-25 Suomi-NPP.png

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DescriptionSandra 2015-11-25 Suomi-NPP.png	English: Suomi-NPP image of Hurricane Sandra as a major hurricane in the Eastern Pacific during the afternoon of November 25, 2015.
Date	25 November 2015
Source	NOAA View
Author	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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