File:Scattered Thunderstorms over Hainan island 2012 5 21.jpg

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Description	English: The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this natural-color image of scattered thunderstorms, showers or Cumulonimbus clouds over Hainan island on May 21 2012. The cluster of thunderclouds formed on the western edge of a trough of low pressure are on that day. Sunglint can also be seen in the photo along with faint sea waves and the eastern Gulf of Tokin.
Date	21 May 2012
Source	http://lance-modis.eosdis.nasa.gov/wms/?zoom=5&lat=-8&lon=77&layers=000B0FFFFT&datum1=05/21/2012
Author	NASA, MODIS Rapid Response System
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current	13:32, 6 March 2013	2,037 × 2,267 (686 KB)	Earth100 (talk \| contribs)	Maybe not that dark...
	13:30, 6 March 2013	2,037 × 2,267 (1.14 MB)	Earth100 (talk \| contribs)	Best Image
	12:45, 21 May 2012	1,740 × 1,220 (149 KB)	Earth100 (talk \| contribs)

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