The Caspian Sea and the hypersaline Garabogazköl Basin
iss073e0819909 (Oct. 2, 2025) --- The Caspian Sea and the hypersaline Garabogazköl Basin (center left) are visible below the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above western Kazakhstan. In the right foreground, the Soyuz MS-27 crew spacecraft is docked to the Prichal module. At the top center, the lower portion of the Rassvet module is visible, while the left side of the frame shows part of the Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft.
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iss073e0819909
Date Created
October 2, 2025
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JSC
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Kimiya Yui
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