A birds-eye view of hurricane Earl
This serene-looking view of hurricane Earl was taken aboard the International Space Station as it passed over the Atlantic Ocean on Monday. Taken by NASA astronaut Douglas Wheelock, it shows the distinctive eye of the storm, which spans 28 kilometres.
Though it looks calm from above, on Earth the storm is gaining strength. Earl is the seventh storm of the season, and if it reaches land it could be the most powerful storm in the US since hurricane Andrew in 1992.
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(Image: NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth)
(Source: Short Sharp Science)
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