A space shuttle photo of Hurricane Bonnie
| This photograph of Hurricane Bonnie (September 20, 1992) was taken by astronauts orbiting the Earth in the space shuttle (STS-47). The winds in a hurricane can be anywhere from 75 to more than two hundred miles per hour. Hurricanes can be several hundreds of miles across, and up to 50,000 feet high. At the center of the hurricane is the "eye", a relatively calm and clear area that's 20-30 miles wide. |
Credit: NASA
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