File:Izilda 25 March 2009 at 0715 UTC.jpg

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DescriptionIzilda 25 March 2009 at 0715 UTC.jpg	English: Cyclone Izilda was near its peak strength when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image on March 25, 2009. As far as cyclones go, the comma-shaped storm was weak, with winds estimated at 65 kilometers per hour (40 miles per hour or 35 knots). The Joint Typhoon Warning Center forecast that the storm would weaken as it moved south through the Mozambique Channel. It was not forecast to go ashore. Most of the clouds in this photo-like image are concentrated in Cyclone Izilda, leaving a relatively clear view of southern Madagascar. A line of dark green mountains runs up the eastern side of the island. To the east, the land is lush and green. Inland, to the west of the mountains, the land is drier and brown.
Date	25 March 2009
Source	http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=37645
Author	NASA

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	23:42, 26 March 2009	5,600 × 7,200 (8.73 MB)	Potapych	That version is off center and clips off the storm
	22:08, 26 March 2009	3,843 × 4,057 (3.97 MB)	HurricaneSpin	Cropped
	13:24, 26 March 2009	5,600 × 7,200 (8.73 MB)	Potapych	NASA images never work...
	13:20, 26 March 2009	5,600 × 7,200 (5.14 MB)	Potapych	{{Information \|Description={{en\|1=Cyclone Izilda was near its peak strength when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image on March 25, 2009. As far as cyclones go, the comma-shaped storm was