Science and Exploration

The Caribbean Sea As Seen From Orbit

By Keith Cowing
August 2, 2014
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The Caribbean Sea As Seen From Orbit
Caribbean Sea
NASA

One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, flying some 225 nautical miles above the Caribbean Sea in the early morning hours of July 15, photographed this north-looking panorama that includes parts of Cuba, the Bahamas and Florida, and even runs into several other areas in the southeastern U.S.
The long stretch of lights to the left of center frame gives the shape of Miami.

ISS040-E-063578 (15 July 2014) – Larger image

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