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Earth Observations taken by the STS-109 crew
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STS109-E-6003 (10 March 2002) --- The astronauts on board the Space Shuttle Columbia took this digital picture featuring a well-defined subtropical cyclone. The view looks southwestward over the Tasman Sea (between Australia and New Zealand). According to meteorologists studying the STS-109 photo collection, such circulations are recognized as hybrids, lacking the tight banding and convection of tropical cyclones, and the strong temperature contrast and frontal boundaries of polar storms.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineEarth Observations taken by the STS-109 crew. NASA/JSC, 2002-03-10. Public domain. ID: s109e6003.
