File:Hurricane Isabel from ISS.jpg

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Česky: Hurikán Isabel vyfotografováný z Mezinárodní vesmírné stanice.

English: From his vantage point high above the earth in the International Space Station, Astronaut Ed Lu captured this broad view of Hurricane Isabel. The image, ISS007-E-14750, was taken with a 50 mm lens on a digital camera.

Français: Le cyclone Isabel, photographié depuis la station spatiale internationale par l'astronaute Ed Lu.

Македонски: Ураганот „Изабел“ сликан од Меѓународната вселенска станица.

Русский: Эта фотография урагана "Изабель" сделана астронавтом Эдвардом Лу с Международной космической станции при помощи цифрового фотоаппарата с 50-миллиметровым объективом.

Date

15 September 2003

Source

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=11714

Author

Image courtesy of Mike Trenchard, Earth Sciences & Image Analysis Laboratory , Johnson Space Centre.

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English: Broad view of Hurricane Isabel captured from ISS.

Suomi: Yleiskuva hurrikaani Isabelista Kansainväliseltä avaruusasemalta (ISS) otettuna.

Magyar: Az Isabel hurrikán (a felvétel a Nemzetközi Űrállomásról készült)

Italiano: Vista dell'uragano Isabel, immagine ripresa dalla Stazione Spaziale Internazionale.

ქართული: ქარიშხალ იზაბელის სრული ხედი. გადაღებულია საერთაშორისო კოსმოსური სადგურიდან.

한국어: 국제 우주 정거장에서 촬영한 허리케인 이사벨.

Македонски: Ураганот Изабел гледан од Меѓународната вселенска станица.

Nederlands: Orkaan Isabel gezien vanuit het Internationaal ruimtestation ISS was een van de orkanen in het Atlantisch orkaanseizoen van 2003.

Русский: Ураган Изабель, вид с международной космической станции

中文（简体）‎: 飓风伊莎贝尔卫星照片。

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