Mangroves, Dunes, and Desert on Baja California

Pale fields of sand dunes are interspersed with deep green, mangrove-lined streams on the southern Baja Peninsula.

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Astronaut photograph STS129-E-6916 was acquired on November 20, 2009, with a Nikon D2Xs digital camera. The image was taken by the STS-129 crew. The image in this article has been cropped and enhanced to improve contrast. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published January 1, 2010
Data acquired November 20, 2009

Source:

Space Shuttle > Digital Camera

Collection:

Astronaut Photography