Science and Exploration

Orbital View Of The Sahara Desert In Algeria

By Keith Cowing

Press Release

February 11, 2022

Filed under NASA, OnOrbit, Sahara Desert in Algeria

Orbital View Of The Sahara Desert In Algeria — Sahara Desert In Algeria

NASA

A portion of the Sahara Desert in Algeria, with sand dunes, rocky platforms and sandstone plateaus, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above the African nation.
iss066e137392 (Feb. 7, 2022) – larger image

Keith Cowing

SpaceRef co-founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.

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