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Pohang, South Korea

In this astronaut photo from June 12, 2009, the urban fabric of Pohang, South Korea, is strikingly divided by the Hyeongsan River.


Astronaut photograph ISS020-E-9011 was acquired on June 12, 2009, with a Nikon D2Xs digital camera fitted with a 400 mm lens, and is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations experiment and Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center. The image was taken by the Expedition 20 crew. The image in this article has been cropped and enhanced to improve contrast. Lens artifacts have been removed. The International Space Station Program supports the laboratory to help astronauts take pictures of Earth that will be of the greatest value to scientists and the public, and to make those images freely available on the Internet. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. Caption by William L. Stefanov, NASA-JSC.

Published July 27, 2009
Data acquired June 12, 2009

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ISS > Digital Camera