File:Hurricane Ivan ISS.jpg

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Summary

Description

As Hurricane Ivan's sustained 200 kilometer per hour winds wreaked havoc in the Caribbean, the swirling eye of the hurricane was photographed on September 11, 2004 from aboard the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) at an altitude of about 230 miles.

Rotated 180 degrees to give more of a visual clue that we're above it.

Date

11 September 2004

Source

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-9/html/iss009e22187.html

Author

Edward Fincke, Expedition 9 Crew, International Space Station, NASA

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	01:30, 16 July 2013		2,672 × 2,000 (798 KB)	Rotatebot	Bot: Image rotated by 180°
	18:24, 4 March 2006		2,686 × 2,008 (792 KB)	Dodo	As Hurricane Ivan's sustained 200 kilometer per hour winds wreaked havoc in the Caribbean, the swirling eye of the hurricane was photographed on September 11, 2004 from aboard the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) at an altitude of about 230 mile