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The Aral Sea, Kazakhstan taken from Atlantis during STS-106
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The Aral Sea, Kazakhstan taken from Atlantis during STS-106

NASA / JSC · 2000-09-09 · photograph (digital archive)

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STS106-704-092 (8-20 September 2000) --- One of the STS-106 crew members on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis used a handheld 70mm camera to photograph this image of the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. According to geologists that have been studying aerial and space-to-Earth photos, the Aral Sea has diminished dramatically since the 1950's.

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Credit lineThe Aral Sea, Kazakhstan taken from Atlantis during STS-106. NASA/JSC, 2000-09-09. Public domain. ID: STS106-704-092.
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