Hurricane Earl, from space

Hurricane Earl, from space

On August 30, 2010, those aboard the International Space Station were able to see this amazing view of Hurricane Earl northeast of Puerto Rico. The hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 135 miles an hour, and was a category 4 storm (out of 5) on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

April 24, 2011 3:13 AM PDT

Photo by: NASA

| Caption by: Daniel Terdiman

 

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