Earth Observation
ISS040-E-114379 (31 Aug. 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, flying at an altitude of approximately 225 nautical miles, photographed this image of California's Salton Sea on Aug. 31, 2014. The body of water is actually a shallow, saline, endorheic rift lake located directly on the San Andreas Fault, predominantly in the Imperial and Coachella Valleys.
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Details
NASA ID
iss040e114379
Date Created
August 31, 2014
Center
JSC
Media Type
image
Photographer
Reid Wiseman
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