File:Hurricane Wilma eye.jpg

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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.


International Space Station InsigniaISS Crew Earth Observations: ISS012-E-05235International Space Station Insignia
Identification
Mission ISS012 (Expedition 12)
Roll E
Frame 05235
Country or Geographic Name CARIBBEAN SEA
Features HURRICANE WILMA, EYEWALL
Center Point Latitude 17.2° N
Center 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 Center Direction West
Sun Azimuth 113°
Spacecraft Altitude 186 nautical miles (344 km)
Sun Elevation Angle 28°
Orbit Number 3525
Date
Source NASA - Hurricane Wilma
Author ISS crewman
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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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