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Description	Only two tropical cyclones had ever been noted in the South Atlantic Basin, and one hurricane. However, a circulation centre well off the coast of southern Brazil developed tropical cyclone characteristics and continued to intensify as it moved westward. The system developed an eye and apparently reached hurricane strength on Friday, March 26, before eventually making landfall late on Saturday, March 27, 2004. The crew of the International Space Station was notified of the cyclone and acquired excellent photographs of the storm just as it made landfall on the southern Brazilian state of Catarina (the storm has been unofficially dubbed “ 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.
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Date	2004-03-07
Author	Astronaut photograph ISS008-E-19646 was taken March 7, 2004, with a Kodak DCS760 digital camera equipped with an 50-mm lens, and is provided by the Earth Observations Laboratory, Johnson Space Centre.
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This image was selected as a picture of the day for February 15, 2007. It was captioned as followed: English: The cyclone Catarina, as seen from the International Space Station, the first hurricane observed on the South Atlantic Ocean on March 26 2004, near Brazil. Deutsch: Der Zyklon Catarina (Blick aus der International Space Station), als erster Hurrikan an der Südatlantikküste beobachtet am 26. März 2006 in der Nähe Brasiliens. Français : Le cyclone Catarina, vu de la Station spatiale internationale, premier ouragan observé sur l’ océan Alantique Sud le 26 mars 2004, près du Brésil. Español: El ciclón Catarina visto desde la Estación Espacial Internacional, fue el primer huracán observado sobre el Océano Atlántico Sur el 26 de marzo de 2004, cerca de Brasil. Česky: Cyklón Katarina pozorován z Mezinárodní vesmírné stanice, první hurikán pozorovaný nad jižním Atlantským oceánem 26. března 2004, poblíž Brazílie. Deutsch: Der Zyklon Catarina (Blick aus der International Space Station), als erster Hurrikan an der Südatlantikküste beobachtet am 26. März 2006 in der Nähe Brasiliens. English: The cyclone Catarina, as seen from the International Space Station, the first hurricane observed on the South Atlantic Ocean on March 26 2004, near Brazil. Esperanto: La ciklono Catarina, rigardata de la Internacia Kosmostacio la 26-a de marto 2004, la unua uragano super la sud- Atlantika Oceano apud Brazilo Español: El ciclón Catarina visto desde la Estación Espacial Internacional, fue el primer huracán observado sobre el Océano Atlántico Sur el 26 de marzo de 2004, cerca de Brasil. Suomi: Trooppinen hirmumyrsky Catarina vuonna 2004 kansainväliseltä avaruusasemalta kuvattuna Français : Le cyclone Catarina, vu de la Station spatiale internationale, premier ouragan observé sur l’ océan Alantique Sud le 26 mars 2004, près du Brésil. Magyar : A Catarina trópusi ciklon Brazília partjainál, a Nemzetközi Űrállomásról fotózva, 2004. március 26-án Italiano: Il Ciclone Catarina, visto dalla Stazione Spaziale Internazionale il 26 marzo 2004. 日本語: 国際宇宙ステーションから撮影した 熱帯低気圧「 サイクロン・カタリナ」（2004年3月26日、ブラジル付近の大西洋上） Polski: Cyklon Katarina widziany z Międzynarodowej Stacji Kosmicznej 26 marca 2004 roku. Português: O furacão Catarina, visto pela Estação Espacial Internacional, o primeiro furacão observado no Atlântico Sul em 26 de Março de 2004, perto do Brasil. Русский: Циклон Катрина (фотография с международной Космической станции) — первый ураган, наблюдаемый на юге Атлантического океана 26 марта 2004 г. около Бразилии. Slovenčina: Cyklóna Katarina pozorovaný z Mezinárodná vesmírna stanica, prvý hurikán pozorovaný nad južným Atlantickým oceánom 26. marca 2004, neďaleko Brazílie. Svenska: Cyklonen Catarina på Sydatlanten nära Brasilien, sedd från den Internationella rymdstationen, den 26 mars 2004. Türkçe: Catarina kasırgası, 26 Mart 2004, Brezilya. 简体中文: 2004年3月从 国际空间站上拍摄到的卡塔琳娜飓风 繁體中文: 2004年 3月26日從 國際太空站中拍攝到於南 大西洋上的卡塔琳娜颶風

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