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Hurricane Michelle seen from space.

auteur: Nasa/Novapix

référence: t-nua01-00230

Image Size 300 DPI: 25 * 17 cm

Pictured near Earth's horizon, Hurricane Michelle made landfall on Cuba on November 4, 2001, with sustained winds of 135 miles per hour. The most signficant impact was in the Matanzas province near Pinar del Rio. This scene was captured the same day by one of the Expedition Three crew members aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Keywords for this photo:

2001 - ATMOSPHERE - CLOUD - CYCLONE - DEPRESSION - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EXPEDITION 3 - HORIZON - HURRICANE - INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - ISS - LIMB - METEOROLOGY - MICHELLE - SPACE STATION - STORM - TERMINATOR - TROPICAL STORM -