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Crescent Moon (NASA, International Space Station Science, 11/03/07)

A crescent moon is visible in this view of Earth's horizon and atmosphere, photographed by an Expedition 16 crewmember on the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-120) was docked with the station.

 

Image credit: NASA

 

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More about the Crew Earth Observation experiment aboard the International Space Station:

www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/experiments/CE...

 

More about space station science:

www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/index.html

 

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