Portal:Geography/Featured picture/2007, week 15

Cyclone Catarina. Note the clockwise circulation of Southern Hemisphere cyclones, the well-defined banding features, and the eyewall of at least a Category 1 system. The coastline is visible under the clouds in the upper left corner of the image.

Image credit: Astronaut photograph ISS008-E-19646 was taken March 7, 2004 on the International Space Station, provided by the Earth Observations Laboratory, Johnson Space Center.