The gallery shows pictures taken from the International Space Station of Super Typhoon Maysak. The storm, which has weakened slightly, is heading for the Philippines, having been downgraded from the Category 5 that the Micronesian islands on thee weekend.
Originally published by Cosmos as Peering into the eye of a super-typhoon from space
Bill Condie
Bill Condie is a science journalist based in Adelaide, Australia.
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