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Hurricane Ike seen from space

auteur: Nasa/Novapix

référence: t-nua01-00539

Image Size 300 DPI: 26 * 17 cm

10 Sept. 2008- This picture of Hurricane Ike from earlier today was downlinked by the crew of the International Space Station, flying 220 statute miles above Earth. The center of the hurricane was near 23.8 degrees north latitude and 85.3 degrees west longitude, moving 300 degrees at 7 nautical miles per hour. The sustained winds were 80 nautical miles per hour with gusts to 100 nautical miles per hour and forecast to intensify.

Keywords for this photo:

2008 - ATMOSPHERE - CLIMATE - CLOUD - CUBA - CYCLONE - DEPRESSION - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EXPEDITION 17 - HORIZON - HURRICANE - IKE - LIMB - METEOROLOGY - STORM - TROPICAL STORM -