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Dust Storm over the Mediterr
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| Title |
Dust Storm over the Mediterranean Sea |
| Description |
The Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) observed this large cloud of dust (brownish pixels) blowing from northern Africa across the Mediterranean Sea on March 4, 2002. The dust can be seen clearly blowing across Southern Italy, Albania, Greece, and Turkey?all along the Mediterranean?s northeastern shoreline. Notice that there also appears to be human-made aerosol pollution (greyish pixels) pooling in the air just south of the Italian Alps and blowing southeastward over the Adriatic Sea. The Alps can be easily identified as the crescent-shaped, snow-capped mountain range in the top center of this true-color scene. There also appears to be a similar haze over Austria, Hungary, and Yugoslavia to the north and east of Italy. SeaWiFS image courtesy the SeaWiFS Project, [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/redirect?http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEAWIFS.html ] NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE |
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Fires in Italy
| Title |
Fires in Italy |
| Description |
In Italy and neighboring southern European countries, extreme heat exacerbated dozens of forest fires burning across the country. According to news reports, many of the fires were started by people hoping to lay claim to the degraded land for new construction. This image of Italy was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov ] satellite on July 24, 2007, and places where the sensor detected actively burning fires are marked in red. Several fires are large enough to spread smoke over the Adriatic Sea. The extreme heat in southern Europe and the devastating flooding in the United Kingdom are linked to an unusually southern position of the jet stream, which is bringing hot air from Africa to southern Europe and causing storms to track across the United Kingdom. Fires are also burning across the Balkans. [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=14406 ] The high-resolution image provided above has a spatial resolution of 250 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response Team provides this image in a variety of resolutions. NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team, [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] Goddard Space Flight Center |
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San Marino Enclave in Italy
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San Marino Enclave in Italy |
| Description |
With an area of just 61 square kilometers (23.5 square miles), Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino (Italian for "Most Serene Republic of San Marino") is the third-littlest country in Europe, behind Monaco and Vatican City. With a population of just over 28,000 as of January 2005, it is also one of the least populous nations in the world. Located in the northern part of the Italian Peninsula, near the Adriatic Sea, this tiny nation is surrounded by Italy. On June 7, 2001, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) [ http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov ] on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov ] satellite took this picture of San Marino and the part of Italy immediately surrounding it. The image shows a combination of vegetation (bright green), and buildings, pavement, and bare rock (blue-gray to white). Purplish-gray polygons are probably fallow agricultural land. Overhead, fluffy white clouds cast their charcoal-colored shadows over the land surface. The Apennine Mountains give the region a rough terrain, and the limestone Monte Titano dominates the area, with a fort perched on each of the mountain's three summits. According to legend, San Marino [ http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761565721/San_Marino.html ] is the world's oldest surviving republic, dating back to 301. The original city sits atop Monte Titano. Today, however, development has spread throughout the republic, evidenced by the many areas of blue-gray and the meandering roads. Tourism has brought prosperity to this small republic, but historically, its rugged terrain and lack of wealth may have helped it escape the unwanted attention of potential invaders. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and the U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. [ http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/ ] |
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Fires in the Balkans
| Title |
Fires in the Balkans |
| Description |
This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Terra satellite shows fires (red dots) across Italy (left) and the Baltic countries along the east coast of the Adriatic Sea (upper left). This image was captured on August 13, 2003. The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS' maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC |
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Fires in the Balkans
| Title |
Fires in the Balkans |
| Description |
On Tuesday, March 25, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite captured this image of widespread fires (red dots) across the Balkans. At lower left is the Adriatic Sea (and Italy), and at bottom right is the Aegean Sea. The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS? maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC |
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Fires in the Balkans
| Title |
Fires in the Balkans |
| Description |
Scattered fires (red dots) were detected across the Balkans on March 26, 2003, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite. Countries shown include Italy (left center edge), Greece (below center), and Turkey (right edge). At upper right is the Black Sea, at center is the Aegean Sea, at upper left is the Adriatic Sea, and at bottom left is the Mediterranean Sea. North of Turkey are Bulgaria and Romania. Moving clockwise from top left are Croatia, Yugoslavia, Macedonia, and Albania. The bounded area to the north of Albania is now part of Yugoslavia. North is Bosnia-Herzegovina. The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS' maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
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Central Italy
| Title |
Central Italy |
| Description |
Clouds and haze cover most of the Italian peninsula in this view of central Italy (41.5N, 14.0E) but the Bay of Naples region with Mt. Vesuvius and the island of Capri are clear. The Adriatic Sea in the background separates Italy from the cloud covered Balkans of eastern Europe and the Tyrrhenian Sea in the foreground lies between the Italian mainland and the off scene islands of Corsica and Sardinia. Several aircraft contrails can also be seen. |
| Date |
10.14.1981 |
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Fires in Italy: Natural Haza
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
In Italy and neighboring sou
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Italy_AMO_2007205
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2007-07-24 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
Italy_AMO_2007205 |
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Smog in the Northern Adriati
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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The boot of Italy crosses th
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ISS006-E-33736_lrg
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2003-02-25 |
| creator |
NASA -- Astronaut photograph eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=ISS006&roll=E&frame=33736 ISS006-E-33736 was taken February 25, 2003, with an Electronic Still Camera equipped with a 28 mm lens and is provided by the Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory at Johnson Space Center. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA-JSC eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. |
| identifier |
ISS006-E-33736_lrg |
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Smog in the Northern Adriati
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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The boot of Italy crosses th
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ISS006-E-33736_lrg
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2003-02-25 |
| creator |
NASA -- Astronaut photograph eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=ISS006&roll=E&frame=33736 ISS006-E-33736 was taken February 25, 2003, with an Electronic Still Camera equipped with a 28 mm lens and is provided by the Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory at Johnson Space Center. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA-JSC eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. |
| identifier |
ISS006-E-33736_lrg |
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Early Spring Dust over the M
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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The Sea-viewing Wide Field-o
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MedDust_S2002063
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2002-03-04 |
| creator |
NASA -- Image courtesy the seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEAWIFS.html SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE |
| identifier |
MedDust_S2002063 |
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Venice, Italy: Image of the
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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The city of canals, Venice s
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Venice_TAS2001347
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IMAGE |
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image |
| date |
2001-12-09 |
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NASA -- Image courtesy NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/ ASTER Science Team |
| identifier |
Venice_TAS2001347 |
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Fires in the Balkans: Natura
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Scattered fires (red dots) w
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Greece.TMOA2003085
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2003-03-26 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
Greece.TMOA2003085 |
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Haze in the Po River Valley,
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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Taken from an oblique angle
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ISS013-E-78295
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IMAGE |
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image |
| date |
2006-09-06 |
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NASA -- Astronaut photograph eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=ISS013&roll=E&frame=78295 ISS013-E-78295 was acquired September 6, 2006, with a Kodak 760C digital camera using a 28 mm lens, and is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations experiment and the Image Science & Analysis Group, Johnson Space Center. The image has been cropped and enhanced to improve contrast. spaceflight.nasa.gov/home/index.html The International Space Station Program supports the laboratory 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 eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. |
| identifier |
ISS013-E-78295 |
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Storms Stir the Adriatic Sea
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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An intense winter storm race
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Adriatic.OSW2004nov17
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2004-11-17 |
| creator |
NASA -- Image provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE. This SeaWiFS image is for research or educational use only. All commercial use of SeaWiFS data and imagery must be coordinated with www.orbimage.com ORBIMAGE. |
| identifier |
Adriatic.OSW2004nov17 |
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Fires in the Balkans: Natura
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
This modis.gsfc.nasa.gov Mod
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Balkans.TMOA2003225
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2003-08-13 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
Balkans.TMOA2003225 |
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Grand Canal, Venice: Image o
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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The Grand Canal curves in a
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venice_iko_2001092
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2001-04-02 |
| creator |
NASA -- Image by Robert Simmon, NASA's Earth Observatory, based on data copyright www.spaceimaging.com/ Space Imaging |
| identifier |
venice_iko_2001092 |
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Venice, Italy: Image of the
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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A space-based perspective of
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ISS014-E-17346
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2007-03-15 |
| creator |
NASA -- Astronaut photograph eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=ISS014&roll=E&frame=17346 ISS014-E-17346 was acquired March 15, 2007, with a Kodak 760C digital camera using an 800 mm lens, and is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations experiment and the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center. The image in this article has been cropped and enhanced to improve contrast. The spaceflight.nasa.gov/home/index.html International Space Station Program supports the laboratory 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 eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. |
| identifier |
ISS014-E-17346 |
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Fires in the Balkans: Natura
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
On Tuesday, March 25, 2003,
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Balkans.AMOA2003084
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2003-03-25 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
Balkans.AMOA2003084 |
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Watery Gem of Northern Italy
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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The compact Italian city of
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ISS001-ESC-6691
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2001-02-21 |
| creator |
NASA -- Image eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=ISS001&roll=ESC&frame=6691 ISS001-ESC-6691 was provided by the eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory at Johnson Space Center. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA-JSC eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/ Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. |
| identifier |
ISS001-ESC-6691 |
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San Marino Enclave in Italy:
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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With an area of just 61 squa
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sanmarino_ast_2001158
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2001-06-07 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and the U.S./Japan asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/ ASTER Science Team. |
| identifier |
sanmarino_ast_2001158 |
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Venice, Italy & the Alps fro
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PIA00546
Sol (our sun)
Electronic Still Camera
| Title |
Venice, Italy & the Alps from the Shuttle KidSat Camera |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
Earth and Space Science., This KidSat image spans the region of Venetia from the city of Venice, Italy, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea north to the snow-capped Alps. Venice appears in the lower left part of the image, and the Alps appear in the lower right. This image is 97.78 km long by 146.31 km wide and is centered at 45.56 degrees north latitude, 11.48 degrees east longitude. Due to shuttle orientation, north is located at approximately ten o'clock in this image. It was taken by the KidSat electronic still camera, using a 50 mm lens, from the Space Shuttle Atlantis at an altitude of 264.57 km. The image was requested by the Buist Academy Student Mission Operations Center in Charleston, South Carolina. The students will use the image in their classrooms to study the rivers and channels of Venice and to compare the cities of Venice and Paris, France. Venice's Grand Canal is barely visible in the image. Venice was one of the centers of science, knowledge and art during the Renaissance, as well as a major trade center for goods from Asia. Located near fishing and forest resources, it was first settled by a variety of people that included war refugees from Troy and immigrants from what are now the Slavic nations. The first settlement, consisting mostly of wood buildings, was destroyed after a massive sea quake, little remains of the original city. Settlements spread to encompass the islands in the mouth of the river Brenta and now cover a total 117 islands. In the nearby Alps are several waterfalls which, since 1977, have been the site of many ice climbing missions. KidSat gives students across the country a chance to view and learn about Earth using and commanding their own instruments in space. The KidSat project is a result of the effort and collaboration of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University's Institute for Academic Advancement of Youth and the University of California, San Diego. Kidsat includes a payload of digital still and video cameras that fly on the Space Shuttle. Students operate these cameras from their classrooms, sending instructions to the Kidsat Mission Control Center at UC San Diego via the Internet to photograph specific regions of Earth they wish to study. Image data are sent to the Kidsat Data System at JPL during the mission and these images are accessible in the classroom in near-real time, again using the Internet. At JPL, students on the exploration team research the images. The KidSat project allows students to explore Earth from space and learn about its past and its fragile, ever-changing environment. Images and student results will be posted on the KidSat home page. Interested public school districts, teachers, and students may view the images and information provided by students during the mission via this World Wide Web site: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/kidsat The KidSat pilot program is sponsored by NASA's Office of Human Resources and Education, with support from the Offices of Space Flight, Mission to Planet |
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| General Description |
International Space Station Imagery |
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| General Description |
International Space Station Imagery |
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| General Description |
International Space Station Imagery |
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Central Italy
| Title |
Central Italy |
| Description |
Clouds and haze cover most of the Italian peninsula in this view of central Italy (41.5N, 14.0E) but the Bay of Naples region with Mt. Vesuvius and the island of Capri are clear. The Adriatic Sea in the background separates Italy from the cloud covered Balkans of eastern Europe and the Tyrrhenian Sea in the foreground lies between the Italian mainland and the off scene islands of Corsica and Sardinia. Several aircraft contrails can also be seen. |
| Date Taken |
1981-10-14 |
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