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STS111-339-37

photo ID STS111-339-37
STS111-339-37 Click the photo number to access all resolutions available and the database record.

Aral Sea (entire). As river waters are diverted for agriculture, progressively less has been reaching the Aral and this inland water body is rapidly shrinking. Toxic agricultural and industrial wastes that once lay on the sea bottom are now exposed, picked up by the winds, and blown out over croplands.

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Recommended Citation: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." .

NASA Responsible Official: Susan Runco

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Contributors: Earth Sciences Web Team

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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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