Earth Observation
ISS040-E-127888 (6 Sept. 2014) --- A close look at this image, photographed by one of the Expedition 40 crew members onboard the International Space Station at 228 nautical miles above Earth, reveals a waxing gibbous moon in center frame. The image was taken as the orbital outpost was flying over the southwest Pacific in the area of New Zealand. The NanoRacks Cubesat deployer, attached to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kibo robotic arm, can be seen in upper right. Soyuz 39 TMA-13M is on Rassvet at right.
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NASA ID
iss040e127888
Date Created
September 6, 2014
Center
JSC
Media Type
image
Photographer
Alex Gerst
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