Science and Exploration

Orbital View Of The Namib Desert

By Keith Cowing
June 23, 2019
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Orbital View Of The Namib Desert
Namib Desert
NASA

The Namib Desert on the Atlantic Coast of Namibia is photographed from an altitude of 259 miles as the International Space Station orbited off the coast of the southwestern Africa nation.

iss059e061447 (May 13, 2019) – Larger image https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/48103977032/in/dateposted/

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