The Moon and Earth (NASA, International Space Station, 01/08/12)

Editor's note: This one is a stunner -- what a nice surprise for posting this morning!

 

One of a series of photos of the moon and Earth's atmosphere as seen from the International Space Station over a period of time that covered a number of orbits by the orbital outpost.

 

Image credit: NASA

 

Original image:

spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-30/html/...

 

More about space station research:

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

 

There's a Flickr group about Space Station Research. Please feel welcome to join! www.flickr.com/groups/stationscience/

 

View more than 400 photos like this in the "NASA Earth Images" Flickr photoset:

www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/

 

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Taken on January 8, 2012
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