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Typhoon seen during the STS-79 mission
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STS79-E-5099 (20 September 1996) --- The crew members have been able to spot two typhoons - the larger Violet, north of the Philippines, and a lesser one called Willie, near Vietnam - and a tropical depression from Earth-orbit, during Flight Day 5. They aimed the Electronic Still Camera (ESC) at this storm, believed to be Violet, during the early hours of September 20, 1996.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineTyphoon seen during the STS-79 mission. NASA/JSC, 1996-09-20. Public domain. ID: s79e5099.