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This photo of Hurricane Frances was taken by Astronaut Mike Fincke aboard the International Space Station as he flew 230 statute miles above the storm at about 9 a.m. CDT Friday, Aug. 27, 2004. At the time, Frances was located 820 miles east of the Lesser Antilles in the Atlantic Ocean, moving west-northwest at 10 miles per hour, with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour. Fincke, the NASA ISS Science Officer and Flight Engineer, and Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka are in the fifth month of a six-month flight aboard the Station.


International Space Station InsigniaISS Crew Earth Observations: ISS009-E-20440International Space Station Insignia
Identification
Mission ISS009 (Expedition 9)
Roll E
Frame 20440
Country or Geographic Name ATLANTIC OCEAN
Features PAN-HURRICANE FRANCES
Center Point Latitude 15.0° N
Center Point Longitude -49.0° E
Camera
Camera Tilt High Oblique
Camera Focal Length 35 mm
Camera Kodak DCS760C Electronic Still Camera
Film 3060 x 2036 pixel CCD, RGBG array.
Quality
Percentage of Cloud Cover 26-50%
Nadir What is Nadir?
Date 2004-08-27
Time 14:02:10
Nadir Point Latitude 5.8° N
Nadir Point Longitude -50.0° E
Nadir to Photo Center Direction North
Sun Azimuth 77°
Spacecraft Altitude 195 nautical miles (361 km)
Sun Elevation Angle 70°
Orbit Number 953
Date
Source http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12379
Author Image ISS009E20440 was provided by the by the Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center.
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Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
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current22:02, 26 September 2006Thumbnail for version as of 22:02, 26 September 20063,032 × 2,006 (937 KB)Good kitty
02:40, 31 July 2005Thumbnail for version as of 02:40, 31 July 20051,600 × 1,060 (265 KB)Tom{{PD-USGov-NASA}} http://www1.nasa.gov/images/content/64175main_image_feature_209_jwfull.jpg This photo of Hurricane Frances was taken by Astronaut Mike Fincke aboard the International Space Station as he flew 230 miles above the storm at about 10 a.m.

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