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ISS009-E-22488 (13 September 2004) ---- The eye of Hurricane Ivan, swirling with sustained winds of 160 mph at the time, was photographed as the storm entered the Gulf of Mexico late Monday (22:38:37 GMT, Sept. 13) by astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, 230 miles above the Earth aboard the International Space Station. Fincke and Station Commander Gennady Padalka are in the final month of a six-month stay aboard the research complex.

Curator: Kim Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 09/14/2004
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