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Orbital View of Southern California Wildfires From the Space Station

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
December 9, 2017
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Orbital View of Southern California Wildfires From the Space Station
California Fires
NASA

The southern California wildfires could be seen by the International Space Station crew.

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik photographed the plumes of smoke and shared the images with his followers on social media, writing, “Thank you to all the first responders, firefighters, and citizens willing to help fight these California wildfires.”

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