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NASA captures atmospheric gravity waves above Hurricane Simon

NASA satellites detected atmospheric gravity waves in the upper atmosphere above Category 4 Hurricane Simon, which passed within 50 km of Mexico's coast on October 11, 2026, with winds up to 250 km/h. Low moonlight let the VIIRS instrument resolve the ripples in airglow.

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NASA captures atmospheric gravity waves above Hurricane Simon

Category 4 Hurricane Simon came within 50 km of Mexico's coast on October 11, 2026
Sustained winds peaked at 250 km/h before weakening to 210 km/h
VIIRS on Suomi NPP and NOAA-21 imaged gravity waves in the mesosphere
Low moonlight made the airglow ripples visible to the instrument

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