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NASA image: Mangoro River on Madagascar's east coast leads to the Indian Ocean
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Jul 20, 2024

Mangoro River on Madagascar's east coast leads to the Indian Ocean

Mangoro River on Madagascar's east coast leads to the Indian Ocean in this photograph from the Indian Ocean as it...

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NASA image: Deforestation, Madagascar
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Nov 27, 1989

Deforestation, Madagascar

STS033-82-103 (22-27 Nov. 1989) --- This oblique view of the southern half of Madagascar was taken by the crew...

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NASA image: Deforestation, Madagascar
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Apr 29, 1990

Deforestation, Madagascar

This high oblique view shows the majority of the island of Madagascar (19.0S, 47.5E). This Texas sized island is now...

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NASA image: Betsiboka River Valley, Madagascar
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Jun 24, 1983

Betsiboka River Valley, Madagascar

STS007-03-058 (18-24 June 1983) --- The Island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. The...

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NASA image: NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP Satellite Cyclone Haruna Near Madagascar at Night
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP Satellite Cyclone Haruna Near Madagascar at Night

This night-time image revealed Cyclone Haruna's massive eye before it made landfall in southwestern Madagascar. This...

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NASA image: The Mayotte archipelago, a French overseas department and region
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Jul 15, 2024

The Mayotte archipelago, a French overseas department and region

iss071e345427 (July 15, 2024) --- The Mayotte archipelago, a French overseas department and region, in the...

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NASA image: View of Africa and Madagascar from the Apollo 17 spacecraft
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Dec 9, 1972

View of Africa and Madagascar from the Apollo 17 spacecraft

AS17-148-22717 (7 Dec. 1972) --- This view of a portion of Earth was taken from the Apollo 17 spacecraft following...

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NASA image: The Canadarm2 robotic arm above the Mozambique Channel
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Jul 23, 2024

The Canadarm2 robotic arm above the Mozambique Channel

iss071e361950 (July 15, 2024) --- The International Space Station's 57.7-foot-long Canadarm2 robotic arm crosses the...

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NASA image: The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft docked to the Prichal module above Madagascar
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Sep 14, 2025

The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft docked to the Prichal module above Madagascar

iss073e0659744 (Sept. 14, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft is pictured docked to the International Space...

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NASA image: Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 18 Crew
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Jan 30, 2009

Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 18 Crew

ISS018-E-025705 (30 Jan. 2009) --- Betsiboka River floods in Madagascar are featured in this image photographed by...

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NASA image: Africa in SRTM 3-D, Anaglyph of Shaded Relief
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Jun 17, 2004

Africa in SRTM 3-D, Anaglyph of Shaded Relief

This stereoscopic shaded relief image from NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission shows Africa topography. Also shown...

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NASA image: Space Radar Image of Reunion Island
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Apr 15, 1999

Space Radar Image of Reunion Island

This radar image shows the volcanic island of Reunion, about 700 km 434 miles east of Madagascar in the southwest...

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NASA image: Earth Sky
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Dec 16, 1965

Earth Sky

S65-63282 (16 Dec. 1965) --- Area of Indian Ocean, just east of the island of Madagascar, as seen from the Gemini-6...

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NASA image: iss056e084625
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Jul 7, 2018

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iss056e084625 (July 7, 2018) --- The island nation of Madagascar was photographed by an Expedition 56 crew member as...

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Mar 25, 2004

Crew Earth Observations (CEO) taken during Expedition 8

ISS008-E-19236 (25 March 2004) --- This image featuring the Betsiboka estuary on the northwest coast of Madagascar...

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NASA image: Crew Earth Observations (CEO) taken during Expedition 8
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Mar 25, 2004

Crew Earth Observations (CEO) taken during Expedition 8

ISS008-E-19233 (25 March 2004) --- This image featuring the Betsiboka estuary on the northwest coast of Madagascar...

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NASA image: French Overseas Terrritory of Mayotte, Indian Ocean
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Jan 6, 2025

French Overseas Terrritory of Mayotte, Indian Ocean

Mayotte is a volcanic island in the Comoros archipelago between the eastern coast of Africa and the northern tip of...

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NASA image: Earth observations of Northern Madagascar taken from Columbia during STS-93 mission
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Jul 24, 1999

Earth observations of Northern Madagascar taken from Columbia during STS-93 mission

STS093-722-051 (23-27 July 1999) --- The STS-93 astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia took this picture over...

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NASA image: Earth observations of Northern Madagascar taken from Columbia during STS-93 mission
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Jul 26, 1999

Earth observations of Northern Madagascar taken from Columbia during STS-93 mission

STS093-716-065 (23-27 July 1999) --- The STS-93 astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia took this picture of a...

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NASA image: iss068e039237
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Jan 7, 2023

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iss068e039237 (Jan. 12, 2023) --- The Full Moon is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 262...

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NASA image: History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Dec 4, 1993

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), backdropped over Madagascar, is berthed in Endeavour's cargo bay following its...

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NASA image: iss071e619284
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Aug 20, 2024

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iss071e619284 (Aug. 20, 2024) --- Clouds stream above the southern Indian Ocean in between Madagascar and the French...

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NASA image: iss070e025919
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Nov 16, 2023

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iss070e025919 (Nov. 16, 2023) --- The partly cloudy coast of southwestern Madagascar on the Mozambique Channel is...

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NASA image: iss042e136404
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Jan 11, 2015

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ISS042E136404 (01/11/2015) --- This image of Cyclone Chedza, headed for the Island nation of Madagascar, off the...

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How many images does NASA have?+
NASA's Image and Video Library contains over 140,000 publicly accessible images, videos, and audio files spanning the agency's entire history, from the Mercury program of the 1960s to the latest James Webb Space Telescope discoveries. The collection grows daily as new missions capture imagery and archival materials are digitized. Individual mission archives, such as Mars rover photos, contain hundreds of thousands of additional images.
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