Sunset_over_Western_South_America.jpg
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Summary
| Description |
English:
The
terminator
is visible in this panoramic view across central South America, looking towards the north-east. An astronaut shot the photo at approximately 7:37 p.m. local time. Layers of the Earth’s
atmosphere
, coloured bright
white
to deep
blue
, are visible on the horizon (or limb). The highest
cloud
tops have a reddish glow due to direct
light
from the setting
Sun
, while lower clouds are in
twilight
.
The
Salar de Coipasa
, a large salt lake in
Bolivia
, is dimly visible on the
night
side of the terminator. The salar provides a geographic reference point for determining the location and viewing orientation of the image.
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| Source | NASA Earth Observatory |
| Author | ISS Expedition 27 crew |
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This image or video was catalogued by Johnson Space Center of the United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) under
Photo ID:
ISS027-E-12224
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Image acquired with a Nikon D3S digital camera using a 50 mm lens, and is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations experiment and Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center.
Licensing
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