QuikScat Measures Bill's Winds from Space (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

QuikScat Measures Bill's Winds from Space

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QuikScat used microwaves to peer through Bill's clouds and measure his winds on August 18 at 5:23 p.m. EDT when Bill was a powerful Category 4 hurricane.

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NASA JPL, Peter Falcon

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