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iss071e462185 (Aug. 9, 2024) --- Lake Balkhash in Kazakhstan is pictured from the International Space Station as it...
iss072e005520 (Sept. 29, 2024) -- One of the largest lakes in Central Asia, Lake Balkhash, was pictured from the...
iss069e053802 (August 3, 2023) -- Lake Balkhash, one of the largest in Central Asia, spans roughly 6,500 square...
iss071e413751 (Aug. 1, 2024) -- Lake Balkhash is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 259...
iss071e012112 (April 19, 2024) -- In southeastern Kazakhstan lies Lake Balkhash, one of the largest in Asia. Its...
STS059-209-081 (9-20 April 1994) --- Lake Balkhash, in eastern Kazakhstan, is some 300 miles long. The lake, frozen...
STS106-712-064 (8-20 September 2000) --- The International Space Station over Lake Balkhash, as photographed during...
ISS047e137096 (06/03/2016) --- This stunning Earth image taken from the International Space Station looks from...
iss062e136937 (April 6, 2020) --- Lake Balkhash in Kazakhstan is pictured from the International Space Station as it...
STS085-503-061 (7 - 19 August 1997) --- Lakes Balkhash and Alakol, southern uplands of Kazakhstan, central Asia. The...
iss073e0819948 (Oct. 2, 2025) --- The Canadarm2 robotic arm, with Dextre—its fine-tuned robotic hand—attached,...