Ridges and Valleys of the Zagros Mountains

This astronaut photograph illustrates the undulating geology of a segment of the mountain range in southern Iran.

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Astronaut photograph ISS066-E-182850 was acquired on February 7, 2022, with a Nikon D5 digital camera using a focal length of 50 millimeters. It is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Johnson Space Center. The image was taken by a member of the Expedition 66 crew. The image has been cropped and enhanced to improve contrast, and lens artifacts have been removed. The International Space Station Program supports the laboratory as part of the ISS National Lab 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 Justin Wilkinson, Texas State University, JETS Contract at NASA-JSC.

Published January 8, 2023
Data acquired February 7, 2022

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ISS > Digital Camera

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Astronaut Photography