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The Nile River Seen During Night and Day From Orbit

By Keith Cowing

December 22, 2013

Filed under International Space Station, NASA/JAXA/Koichi Wakata, Nile river

The Nile River Seen During Night and Day From Orbit — Nile river

NASA/JAXA/Koichi Wakata

Koichi Wakata @Astro_Wakata – The Nile river as seen flying north bound – opposite direction from the previous night shot. pic.twitter.com/D44vkWk5si

Koichi Wakata @Astro_Wakata – Great night pass over Cairo, Egypt. Illumination along the Nile river looks like a big snake. pic.twitter.com/RWT3EyXiJq

Keith Cowing

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

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