Earth Observation
ISS040-E-000788 (20 May 2014) --- Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson of NASA photographed this image from an Earth-facing window on the Earth-orbiting International Space Station featuring the Atlantic coast of the African nation of Morocco and the disputed territory of Western Sahara on May 20, 2014. The town of Tarfaya, Morocco, located at 22.45 degrees north latitude, and 13.13 degrees, east longitude, is visible. Obvious streaks in the sand were created by northerly winds.
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NASA ID
iss040e000788
Date Created
May 20, 2014
Center
JSC
Media Type
image
Photographer
Steve Swanson
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