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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Houston, Texas 77058

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7-16 MAY 1992    S49-100-068

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS

STS-49 EARTH VIEW --- This photograph of an Atlantic cloud swirl near Bermuda was photographed by the STS-49 crewmembers aboard the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Endeavour.  A strong extra-tropical (mid-latitude) low-pressure system is moving slowly eastward (away from the viewer).  This system formed over the Gulf Stream near Cape Hatteras and developed rapidly into the occluded (cold core) spiral.  Winds within these systems gust to 50 knots and produce swells 15-20 feet high, creating dangerous boating conditions during the fall, winter, and spring.  The center point of the scene is about 32 degrees north latitude and 59 degrees west longitude.