RapidScat Image of Joaquin (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

RapidScat Image of Joaquin

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On Oct. 7 at 12:00 a.m. EDT, the RapidScat instrument that flies aboard the International Space Station saw the sustained winds in Hurricane Joaquin. Strongest winds measured 40.5 meters per second (90.6 mph/145.8 kph) in all quadrants of the storm except the northeastern quadrant where winds were less intense.

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Credits: NASA/JPL/Doug Tyler

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