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Summary
Description |
This image of Hurricane Wilma was taken by the crew aboard NASA's international space station as the complex flew 222 miles above the storm. Wilma's eye was two miles across at the time, the smallest eye ever observed, indicating an extremely intense storm. At the time, Wilma was the strongest Atlantic hurricane in history, with winds over 185 miles per hour, a record low central pressure of 882 mbar. The storm was located in the Caribbean Sea, 340 miles southeast of Cozumel, Mexico.
ISS Crew Earth Observations: ISS012-E-05235
Identification |
Mission |
ISS012 ( Expedition 12) |
Roll |
E |
Frame |
05235 |
Country or Geographic Name |
CARIBBEAN SEA |
Features |
HURRICANE WILMA, EYEWALL |
Centre Point Latitude |
17.2° N |
Centre Point Longitude |
-82.8° E |
Camera |
Camera Tilt |
44° |
Camera Focal Length |
180 mm |
Camera |
Kodak DCS760C Electronic Still Camera |
Film |
3060 x 2036 pixel CCD, RGBG array. |
Quality |
Percentage of Cloud Cover |
76-100% |
Nadir What is Nadir? |
Date |
2005-10-19 |
Time |
13:22:18 |
Nadir Point Latitude |
18.2° N |
Nadir Point Longitude |
-80.0° E |
Nadir to Photo Centre Direction |
West |
Sun Azimuth |
113° |
Spacecraft Altitude |
186 nautical miles (344 km) |
Sun Elevation Angle |
28° |
Orbit Number |
3525 |
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Date |
19 October 2005 |
Source |
NASA - Hurricane Wilma |
Author |
ISS crewman |
Permission ( Reusing this file) |
Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse |
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