Picture: NASA astronaut Scott Kelly captures Hurricane Joaquin from space station

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New Delhi: As the powerful Hurricane Joaquin was slamming the Bahamas, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly captured a stunning photo of the storm on Friday morning from the International Space Station (ISS).

Kelly, who recently hit the halfway mark of his year-long mission in space, captured the chaotic scene of this powerful storm before reaching Bahamas on October 2, 2015.

Early morning shot of Hurricane #Joaquin from @space_station before reaching #Bahamas. Hope all is safe. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/3dlwOzU2eq — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) October 2, 2015

The astronaut also posted several photos of the storm on his popular Twitter account.