Science / Astronaut shares pic of Hurricane Hanna as seen from space

Astronaut Bob Behnken took to Twitter to share a picture of Hurricane Hanna as seen from the International Space Station (ISS). "Snapped this photo of the storm in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday as it was starting to have observable structure from Space Station," he wrote. "Wow. Mother Nature. She's a force to be reckoned with," a user commented.

Hindustan Times : Jul 27, 2020, 04:21 PM

Science Desk: After giving netizens a glimpse of a thunderstorm from space, astronaut Bob Behnken has again piqued the attention of netizens - this time with a picture of Hurricane Hanna. By Saturday afternoon, Hurricane Hanna made its second landfall in Texas. Being a category 1 storm, Hurricane Hanna was accompanied by strong winds and rain. The photo shared by Behnken captures the massive hurricane from space and chances are it will leave you awe-struck.

The photo posted on Behnken’s official Twitter account, shows a view of Hurricane Hanna taken from the International Space Station(ISS). As the ISS was passing over Gulf of Mexico on Friday, Behnken clicked the photo that showed ‘observable structure’ of the hurricane.

Snapped this photo of the storm in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday as it was starting to have observable structure from @Space_Station. #HurricaneHanna pic.twitter.com/KiamE0lmKk
— Bob Behnken (@AstroBehnken) July 26, 2020

“Snapped this photo of the storm in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday as it was starting to have observable structure from @Space_Station. #HurricaneHanna,” reads the caption.

Posted on July 26, the picture has garnered over 13,400 likes and varied comments from netizens.

What do you think of this out-of-the-world shot?