1 00:00:05,990 --> 00:00:03,669 the eye of hurricane earl in the 2 00:00:09,030 --> 00:00:06,000 atlantic ocean is captured by a 3 00:00:11,990 --> 00:00:09,040 videographer aboard nasa's dc-8 research 4 00:00:14,150 --> 00:00:12,000 aircraft on monday august 30th 5 00:00:16,710 --> 00:00:14,160 the dc-8 passed through the eye of the 6 00:00:19,189 --> 00:00:16,720 storm six times justice earl was 7 00:00:23,910 --> 00:00:19,199 intensifying from a category two to a 8 00:00:28,390 --> 00:00:26,150 the flights are part of the genesis and 9 00:00:31,509 --> 00:00:28,400 rapid intensification processes 10 00:00:33,750 --> 00:00:31,519 experiment grip a nasa earth science 11 00:00:36,389 --> 00:00:33,760 field experiment being conducted to 12 00:01:48,149 --> 00:00:36,399 better understand how tropical storms