Science and Exploration

Photo: Discovery and The Red Sea As Seen From Orbit

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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The aft section of the docked space shuttle Discovery and the station’s robotic Canadarm2 are featured in this image photographed by an STS-131 crew member on the International Space Station. The Red Sea, Sinai Peninsula (center) and Nile River (left) are seen approximately 215 miles below. high res (1.0 M) low res (70 K)

The aft section of the docked space shuttle Discovery and the station’s robotic Canadarm2 are featured in this image photographed by an STS-131 crew member on the International Space Station. The Red Sea, Sinai Peninsula (center) and Nile River (left) are seen approximately 215 miles below. high res (1.0 M) low res (70 K)

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