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STS108-721-88 Western Sahara: At the northern end of the coast of this country, due south of the Canary Islands, is the western margin of the Sahara Desert. The climate is relatively cool here due to the cool waters offshore. Almost no vegetation grows. A small salt playa appears in the extreme top right corner under scattered clouds. The only features on this coast marked on the 1983 ONC map other than a small coastwise road, are shrines and shipwrecks.

STS108-723-38 France/Spain: The high spine of the Pyrenees Mts are snow covered and stretch across the lower part of the picture from left to right)(highest point of the Pyrenees is 3404 m, outside this picture). Snowfree foothills of the Pyrennes in Aquitaine (France) appear at the bottom (north is to the bottom of the view). The Pyrenees range began forming about 320 million years ago and was strongly uplifted again during early stages of Eurasian-African plate collision. Complex folded strata on the Spanish side (near Pamplona) appear as bends and waves in foothill rock across the top of the view. Tin, tungsten, talc, fluorite, barium and gold have been mined from the mountains, and petroleum is produced from the adjacent Aquitaine sedimentary basin.

STS108-704-20 Great Barrier Reef: Queensland, Australia and the Great Barrier Reef.

STS108-705-8 Richat Structure: The "bulls eye" of the Richat Structure, stands out in the midst of the barren Gres de Chinguetti Plateau in central Mauritania, northwest Africa. The structure represents uplifted, layered (sedimentary) rocks that have been eroded by water and wind into the present shape. Desert sands have invaded the feature from the south.

STS108-712-77 The El Paso-Juarez area: The Rio Grande can be seen meandering through the area, forming the borders for two cities (El Paso and Juarez), two states (Texas and Chihuahua) and two countries (U.S.A. and Mexico).

STS108-712-85 White Sands National Monument: White Sands National Monument is easily recognized in the center of this near-vertical photograph. White Sands is the world's largest gypsum dune field. It represents an alabaster sea that covers nearly 300 square miles.

STS108-713-52 Cape Verde Islands: This image shows several of the northwestern islands in the Cape Verde chain in the North Atlantic Ocean, some 500 miles from the coast of Senegal, Africa. From the upper left to lower right (southeast to northwest) are Sao Nicolau, Razo, Branco, Santa Luzia, Sao Vicente and Santo Antao.

STS108-723-81 Weak Tropical Depression.

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STS108-721-88	Western Sahara: At the northern end of the coast of this country, due south of the Canary Islands, is the western margin of the Sahara Desert. The climate is relatively cool here due to the cool waters offshore. Almost no vegetation grows. A small salt playa appears in the extreme top right corner under scattered clouds. The only features on this coast marked on the 1983 ONC map other than a small coastwise road, are shrines and shipwrecks.
STS108-723-38	France/Spain: The high spine of the Pyrenees Mts are snow covered and stretch across the lower part of the picture from left to right)(highest point of the Pyrenees is 3404 m, outside this picture). Snowfree foothills of the Pyrennes in Aquitaine (France) appear at the bottom (north is to the bottom of the view). The Pyrenees range began forming about 320 million years ago and was strongly uplifted again during early stages of Eurasian-African plate collision. Complex folded strata on the Spanish side (near Pamplona) appear as bends and waves in foothill rock across the top of the view. Tin, tungsten, talc, fluorite, barium and gold have been mined from the mountains, and petroleum is produced from the adjacent Aquitaine sedimentary basin.
STS108-704-20	Great Barrier Reef: Queensland, Australia and the Great Barrier Reef.
STS108-705-8	Richat Structure: The "bulls eye" of the Richat Structure, stands out in the midst of the barren Gres de Chinguetti Plateau in central Mauritania, northwest Africa. The structure represents uplifted, layered (sedimentary) rocks that have been eroded by water and wind into the present shape. Desert sands have invaded the feature from the south.
STS108-712-77	The El Paso-Juarez area: The Rio Grande can be seen meandering through the area, forming the borders for two cities (El Paso and Juarez), two states (Texas and Chihuahua) and two countries (U.S.A. and Mexico).
STS108-712-85	White Sands National Monument: White Sands National Monument is easily recognized in the center of this near-vertical photograph. White Sands is the world's largest gypsum dune field. It represents an alabaster sea that covers nearly 300 square miles.
STS108-713-52	Cape Verde Islands: This image shows several of the northwestern islands in the Cape Verde chain in the North Atlantic Ocean, some 500 miles from the coast of Senegal, Africa. From the upper left to lower right (southeast to northwest) are Sao Nicolau, Razo, Branco, Santa Luzia, Sao Vicente and Santo Antao.
STS108-723-81	Weak Tropical Depression.

This service is provided by the International Space Station program and the JSC Astromaterials Research & Exploration Science Directorate. Recommended Citation: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." .
	NASA Responsible Official: Susan Runco Curator: jsc-earthweb@mail.nasa.gov Contributors: Earth Sciences Web Team	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	International Space Station National Laboratory Last Update:
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