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Hurricane Ida is seen in this image taken aboard the International Space Station. Image credit: European Space Agency
Hurricane Ida As Seen Aboard The International Space Station
NASA–Hurricane Ida is seen in this image taken aboard the International Space Station. The dangerous hurricane made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, with maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour, or 241 kilometers per hour. The image was shared on European Space Agency astronaut and Expedition 65 crew member Thomas Pesquet‘s Twitter account, as the storm churned in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of its landfall.
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