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Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 6:44
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Subject: FW: Sunset from space
Subject: Sunset from space
This was taken by the crew on
board theColumbia during its last mission. This photo was taken via satellite, on a cloudless
day.
The picture is of Europe and Africa when the
sun is setting. Half of the picture is in night. The bright dots you see are the
cities lights.
The top part of Africa is the Sahara
Desert.
Note how the lights are already on in
Holland, Paris, and Barcelona, and how it's still daylight in London, Lisbon,
and Madrid.
The sun is still shining on the Straight of
Gibraltar, and the Mediterranean Sea is already in darkness.
In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean you can
see the Azores Islands; below them to the right are the Madeira Islands; a
bit below are the Canary Islands; and further south, close to the farthest
western point of Africa, the Cape Verde Islands. Note how the Sahara is huge and
can be seen clearly both during daytime and nighttime. To the left, on
top, is Greenland, totally frozen. Fantastic!
