Science and Exploration

Photo: Florida at Night As Seen From Orbit

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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From 220 miles above Earth, one of the Expedition 25 crew members aboard the International Space Station exposed this night time image of the Florida peninsula on Oct. 31. Both the Gulf and Atlantic coasts are clearly visible in the scene, which includes the Florida “Panhandle” and part of the Georgia coast. high res (1.3 M) low res (47 K)

From 220 miles above Earth, one of the Expedition 25 crew members aboard the International Space Station exposed this night time image of the Florida peninsula on Oct. 31. Both the Gulf and Atlantic coasts are clearly visible in the scene, which includes the Florida “Panhandle” and part of the Georgia coast. high res (1.3 M) low res (47 K)

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