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Earth's thin blue atmosphere traces the planet's horizon above the Pacific Ocean

iss074e0089803 (Jan. 16, 2026) --- Earth's thin blue atmosphere traces the planet's horizon as the sun's glint beams off a partly cloudy Pacific Ocean west of Chile on the South American continent. The International Space Station was orbiting 271 miles above Earth at the time of...

Date
Jan 16, 2026
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JSC
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iss074e0089803
iss074e0089803 (Jan. 16, 2026) --- Earth's thin blue atmosphere traces the planet's horizon as the sun's glint beams off a partly cloudy Pacific Ocean west of Chile on the South American continent. The International Space Station was orbiting 271 miles above Earth at the time of this photograph.

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NASA International Space Station Expedition 74 Pacific Ocean atmosphere Earth Chile

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