
iss074e0208848 (Jan. 26, 2026) --- The Colorado River began carving the Grand Canyon—one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Arizona—about 5 to 6 million years ago. This photograph was taken from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above the Colorado Plateau in the southwestern United States.
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