Two Earth Satellites Viewed From Houston

The Moon and the International Space Station appear as neighbors, though they are 384,400 kilometers miles apart.

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Photograph JSC2012-E-17827 was acquired on January 4, 2012, with a tripod-mounted Nikon D3S digital camera using an effective 1200 mm lens (600 mm lens and doubler), and is provided by NASA Johnson Space Center. The image was taken by photographer Lauren Hartnett, and has been cropped and enhanced to improve contrast and remove lens artifacts. Caption by William L. Stefanov, Jacobs Technology/ESCG at NASA-JSC.

Published January 16, 2012
Data acquired January 4, 2012

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