frankey's posts with tag: world photo
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The moon's shadow darkens part of Earth during a solar eclipse. Only people underneath the center of that dark spot will see the total eclipse; others will see a partial eclipse. This shot was taken from the Mir space station in August 1999.
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Earth seems to fill the sky in this image taken by the crew of Apollo 17 in 1972. The picture marked the first time astronauts were able to photograph the south polar ice cap.
Photograph courtesy NASA
picture number three :
Clouds ripple across the Indian Ocean in this photograph taken from the space shuttle Discovery in 1999. This shuttle mission, STS-96, lasted 9 days, 19 hours, 13 minutes, and 57 seconds and covered 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers).
Photograph courtesy NASA
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The moon's lunar highlands (light areas) and maria, or volcanic plains, (dark areas) are clearly visible in this photograph taken by the Expedition 10 crew onboard the International Space Station.
Photograph courtesy NASA
last picture human made :
Solid rocket motors separate from a Delta II rocket over Florida during a June 10, 2003 liftoff of the Mars exploration rover Spirit.
Photograph courtesy NASA |
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