Typhoon Angela packed winds of 115 knots when this shot was taken with an Electronic Still Camera (ESC) from the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia. It subsequently increased to speeds of 155 nautical miles, making it a super typhoon, heading due west toward Luzon in the Philippines.
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Space
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NASA
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Typhoon Angela packed winds of 115 knots when this shot was taken with an Electronic Still Camera (ESC) from the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia. It subsequently increased to speeds of 155 nautical miles, making it a super typhoon, heading due west toward Luzon in the Philippines.