Typhoon Maysak As Seen From Space

Geo Beats 2015-04-02

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Images of Typhoon Maysak taken from the International Space Station give a unique perspective into just how large the storm truly is.

Typhoon Maysak, with winds upwards of 160-miles-per-hour, has wrought significant devastation upon areas of the Federated States of Micronesia. 

Footage of the once category 5 storm taken from the International Space Station gives a unique perspective into just how large the weather event truly is. 

Both video and stills captured as the ISS passed over the Pacific show the typhoon’s massive central cavern and the vast reach of the wind and water churning violently around it. 

Upon sharing one of those photos on Twitter, astronaut Terry Virts 

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