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Earth Observations
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ISS024-E-006136 (16 June 2010) --- Polar mesospheric clouds, illuminated by an orbital sunrise, are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 24 crew member on the International Space Station. Polar mesospheric, or noctilucent (?night shining?), clouds are observed from both Earth?s surface and in orbit by crew members aboard the space station. They are called night-shining clouds as they are usually seen at twilight.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineEarth Observations. NASA/JSC, 2010-06-16. Public domain. ID: iss024e006136.
