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Cities seem to follow similar growth processes no matter where they are.
Astronaut photograph ISS032-E-17635 (Kuwait City) was acquired on August 9, 2012, with a Nikon D4 digital camera using a 400 millimeter lens. The image was taken by a member of the Expedition 32 crew. Astronaut photograph ISS043-E-93480 (Paris) was acquired on April 8, 2015, with a Nikon D4 digital camera using a 400 millimeter lens. The image was taken by a member of the Expedition 43 crew. The images have been cropped, calibrated to common tint and white balance, and corrected for wavelength-dependent atmospheric transmission losses. Both photos were provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Johnson Space Center. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. Story by Kathryn Hansen.
Published November 15, 2021 Data acquired August 9, 2012 - April 8, 2015