Planetary Exploration on Earth

In June 2015, a team of scientists, journalism students, and an astronaut conducted a geological field study similar to what future astronauts might have to do when they first land on the Moon or Mars.

Astronaut photographs ISS023-E-48276 and ISS023-E-48277 were acquired on May 21, 2010, with a Nikon D3X digital camera using 390 mm and 650 mm lenses, respectively. They are provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Johnson Space Center. The images were taken by a member of the Expedition 23 crew. The images have 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 Cynthia Evans, ARES, NASA-JSC.

Published June 15, 2015
Data acquired May 21, 2010

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ISS > Digital Camera

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Astronaut Photography