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Sabancaya Volcano, Peru
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Published July 26, 2010
The snowy peaks of the three Peruvian volcanoes provide a stark contrast to the surrounding desert of the Puna Plateau in this astronaut photo from July 15, 2010.
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Cape Kazantip, Kerch Peninsula, Southern Sea of Azov, Ukraine
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Published July 19, 2010
Taken from a distance of 400 kilometers, this astronaut photograph shows details of agricultural fields and city blocks on the Kerch Peninsula, on the shore of the Sea of Azov.
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Southern Paramushir Island, Kuril Chain, Russia
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Published July 12, 2010
This astronaut photograph shows the southern end of Paramushir Island after a snowfall. Four volcanic centers are brightly lit on their western slopes and deeply shadowed to the east.
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Polar Mesospheric Clouds Illuminated by Orbital Sunrise
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Published July 5, 2010
Normally seen only at twilight, polar mesospheric clouds are illuminated by “sunrise” in this astronaut photo from June 16, 2010.
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Sunrise to Sunset aboard the Space Station
Published June 28, 2010
This sequence of time-lapse photographs illustrates roughly half an orbit of the International Space Station, from Northern Europe to Australia.
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Aurora Australis Observed from the International Space Station
Published June 21, 2010
A sinuous green aurora appears above a deck of clouds in this dramatic astronaut photograph from May 29, 2010.
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Sunset from the International Space Station
Published June 14, 2010
Astronauts aboard the ISS see sixteen sunrises and sunsets per day.
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Mingachevir Reservoir, Azerbaijan
Published June 7, 2010
Afternoon sun highlights distinctive parallel patterns in the hills surrounding Azerbaijan’s Mingachevir Reservoir in this astronaut image from May 8, 2010.
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