Science and Exploration

Photo: Baja California and the Gulf of Cortez as seen from Orbit

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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A crewmember on the joint STS-135/Expediton 28 aggregation photographed this image of parts of Mexico, including Baja California the Gulf of Cortez. Ten astronauts and cosmonauts are currently aboard the joint Atlantis/station complex sharing chores. This photo opportunity presented itself on July 12 — a very busy spacewalk day. ISS028-E-016239 (12 July 2011) — high res (1.3 M) low res (88 K)

A crewmember on the joint STS-135/Expediton 28 aggregation photographed this image of parts of Mexico, including Baja California the Gulf of Cortez. Ten astronauts and cosmonauts are currently aboard the joint Atlantis/station complex sharing chores. This photo opportunity presented itself on July 12 — a very busy spacewalk day. ISS028-E-016239 (12 July 2011) — high res (1.3 M) low res (88 K)

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