Friday, March 10, 2023

Orbital Sunset over Namibia | International Space Station

Orbital Sunset over Namibia | International Space Station

The International Space Station orbits 264 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Namibia and into an orbital sunset marked by the terminator, or the line separating day from night on Earth.

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east.


Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Release Date: March 6, 2023


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