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Collection:
NASA Human Spaceflight Collection
General Description:
International Space Station Imagery
Description:
ISS009-E-11537 (12 June 2004) --- Athens, Greece is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 9 crewmember on the International Space Station (ISS). This photo includes areas of new construction or renovation for the Olympic Games, such as the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex and Helliniko Olympic Complex. The image also demonstrates the control of bounding mountain ranges (Mts. Aigeleos and Hymettos) on the western and southern expansion of the Athens urban area. Athens is located in the Central Plains region of Attica in eastern Greece. The large basin in which Athens is located was formed by faulting and has accumulated thick deposits of clays and alluvium.
image id:
Photo-iss009e11537
facet_what:
International Space Station (ISS)
facet_where:
Greece
facet_where:
Athens
facet_when:
12 June 2004
facet_when_year:
2004
UID:
SPD-SPFLT-Photo-iss0 09e11537
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