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Earth observations taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-80 mission

1996-12-06

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STS080-731-009 (19 Nov.-7 Dec. 1996) --- The space shuttle Columbia astronauts photographed this Southern Hemisphere cyclone named Daniella, as it gathered force off the east coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Being in the Southern Hemisphere it spins clockwise, just the opposite of the Northern Hemisphere hurricanes and typhoons.

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  • Title: Earth observations taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-80 mission
  • Date Created: 1996-12-06
  • Rights: JSC
  • Album: mgwhite
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