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Earth observations taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-80 mission
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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.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineEarth observations taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-80 mission. NASA/JSC, 1996-12-06. Public domain. ID: sts080-731-009.