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An Orbital Sunset Over Namibia

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
NASA
March 12, 2023
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An Orbital Sunset Over Namibia
The Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Namibia

The International Space Station orbits 264 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Namibia and into an orbital sunset marked by the terminator, or the line separating day from night on Earth.

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