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International Space Station over the Tarim Basin: The three modules of the International Space Station (Zarya, Unity and Zvezda) are in orbit 204 nautical miles over the Taklimakan Desert of northern China. Beyond the desert lie the snowcrested Tien Shan mountains, erosion of these mountains produces dark-colored alluvial fans at the north edge of the tan-colored desert. The long, narrow lake seen far away at the horizon is Lake Balkash, Kazakhstan.

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