
iss073e0420079 (July 3, 2025) --- Hangzhou, China—home to approximately 13 million people and the southern end of the Grand Canal, the longest artificial river in the world—glows in this nighttime view from the International Space Station. The canal stretches over 1,200 miles from its starting point in Beijing. This photograph was taken at approximately 9:55 p.m. local time while the station was orbiting 259 miles above Earth.
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