Baku, Azerbaijan

Baku is Azerbaijan’s major city, and the oil capital of the Caspian region. This detailed view taken by the Expedition 2 crew on the International Space Station shows details of the city, including the extensive port facilities, and part of the large web of offshore oil platforms in the Caspian Sea.

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The image was taken in May 7 2001 from the Space Station Alpha Image ISS002-ESC-6176 and was provided by the Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory at Johnson Space Center. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA-JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.

Published July 22, 2001
Data acquired May 21, 2001

Source:

ISS > Digital Camera

Collection:

Astronaut Photography