MANILA, Philippines — How would a super typhoon look like from outside Earth?
American astronaut Gregory Reid Wiseman on Sunday released a photo of Super Typhoon Florita, internationally named Neoguri, from the International Space Station in Low Earth orbit.
Wiseman said that Florita, which intensified into a category 4 typhoon on Monday, took up astronauts' full view of the world as it takes aim at Japan.
#Typhoon Neoguri nearing Japan. Takes up our entire view. Wow. pic.twitter.com/dQEa1m2i7b
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) July 5, 2014 On Saturday, Wiseman also posted an image from space of the brewing Florita over the Pacific about to pass through northern Philippines and enter the country's area of responsibility.
On the other side of the world, #Typhoon Neoguri builds pic.twitter.com/OsYjWa98uN
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) July 4, 2014 Florita continues to enhance the Philippines' Habagat monsoon without directly hitting land, but it is expected to ravage Japan, notably Okinawa island.
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