A sunset Earth observation image taken during STS-100
S100-E-5498 (26 April 2001) --- Earth's limb--the edge of the planet seen at twilight--was captured with a digital still camera by one of the STS-100 crew members aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Near center frame the silhouette of cloud layers can be seen in the atmosphere, above which lies an airglow layer (left).
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NASA ID
S100E5498
Date Created
April 26, 2001
Center
JSC
Media Type
image
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