iss009e22693
ISS009-E-22693 (14 September 2004) --- Hurricane Ivan was photographed as it churned in the Gulf of Mexico late Tuesday (23:06:23 GMT, Sept. 14) by astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke aboard the International Space Station, 230 miles above Earth. At the time, Ivan was a category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph. Fincke, the NASA Station Science Officer, and Station Commander Gennady Padalka are in the final month of a six-month mission aboard the research platform.
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September 14, 2004
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