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STS-61A earth observations
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STS-61A earth observations

NASA / JSC · 1985-10-31 · photograph (digital archive)

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61A-51-045 (31 Oct 1985) --- San Francisco Bay and the San Andreas fault line stand out in this 70mm frame exposed from the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Challenger on October 31, 1985. The California coastline extends from Tomales Bay on the north almost to Santa Cruz (just out of frame) on the south. Parts of the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys are seen along the frame's right edge. Some of the bay's salt evaporators are recognizable by their unique hews, near Fremont and near Vallejo.

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Credit lineSTS-61A earth observations. NASA/JSC, 1985-10-31. Public domain. ID: 61a-051-045.
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