ISS008-E-19643
| NASA Photo ID | ISS008-E-19643 |
| Focal Length | 80mm |
| Date taken | 2004.03.27 |
| Time taken | 13:57:58 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 36.9° S, 49.5° W
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Spacecraft Altitude: 196 nautical miles (363km)
Country or Geographic Name: | ATLANTIC OCEAN |
Features: | PAN-HURRICANE CATARINA, EYE |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | PAN- |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 75 (51-75)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 46° |
Sun Azimuth: | 31° |
Camera: | Kodak DCS760c Electronic Still Camera |
Focal Length: | 80mm |
Camera Tilt: | High Oblique |
Format: | 3060E: 3060 x 2036 pixel CCD, RGBG array |
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Image Caption: ISS008-E-19643 (27 March 2004) --- This image featuring Hurricane Catarina was taken by an Expedition 8 crewmember on the International Space Station (ISS). Until this past week only two tropical cyclones had ever been noted in the South Atlantic Basin, and no hurricanes. However, late last week, a circulation center well off the coast of southern Brazil developed tropical cyclone characteristics and continued to intensify as it moved westward. The system developed an eye and apparently reached hurricane strength on Friday, March 28, before eventually making landfall late on Saturday. The crew of the ISS was notified of the cyclone and acquired this excellent oblique photo of the storm just as it made landfall on the southern Brazilian state of Catarina (the storm has been unofficially dubbed "Hurricane Catarina"). Note the clockwise circulation of Southern Hemisphere cyclones, the well-defined banding features, and the eyewall of at least a Category 1 system. The coastline is visible under the clouds in the upper right corner of the image.
