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West Coast, United States and Mexico photographed during STS-31

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English: STS031-78-017 - This view shows the west coast of the United States and Mexico (32.5N, 118.0W) and gives an indication of the range of view from orbital altitude. The visual range of this particular scene is from Skammon's Lagoon on Baja to the northern tip of California's Central Valley and Sierra Nevada, a range of over 15 degrees of latitude. Coastal fog drapes over southern California and northern Baja California. White Sands, New Mexico is at far right center.
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Source NASA Image and Video Library JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
Author NASA
Camera location32° 30′ 00″ N, 118° 00′ 00″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
This image or video was catalogued by Johnson Space Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: s31-78-017 and Alternate ID: STS031-78-017.

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