Super Typhoon Winnie
Explanation:
Super Typhoon Winnie raged through parts of the
Eastern Hemisphere last week. Swirling in the
Pacific Ocean with winds in excess of 160 miler per hour,
Winnie became one of the
stronger
storm systems in modern times: a
Category
5 Hurricane. The
above picture, taken August 13th by crew member of
Space Shuttle Discovery,
showed the extent of this
huge storm:
the central eye measured fully 8 miles in diameter. Last week,
Winnie hit the
Northern Mariana Islands
at full strength, but then weakened before heading toward
China. Studying
large storms systems on other planets
give insight into the workings of Earth bound
storms like
Winnie.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
