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International Space Station Imagery
Hurricane Ike
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ISS017-E-015170 (4 Sept. 2008) --- Hurricane Ike was still a Category 4 storm on the morning of Sept. 4 when this photo was taken from the International Space Station's vantage point of 220 miles above the Earth. The season's ninth named storm was churning west-northwestward through the mid-Atlantic Ocean sporting winds of 120 nautical miles per hour with gusts to 145.

Curator: Kim Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 09/08/2008
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