The MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra Earth Observing System spacecraft was used to track Hurricane Isabel, seen here nearing the US East Coast on 15 September. Other spacecraft were imaging the hurricane, while astronauts on the International Space Station took high-resolution video.
Source: Flight International
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