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Star trails and city lights streak above the China–Mongolia border
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iss074e0319682 (Feb. 19, 2026) --- Star trails and city lights streak across this long-duration photograph taken from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above the China–Mongolia border at approximately 4:42 a.m. local time. In the foreground is JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) HTV-X1 cargo craft, berthed to the Harmony module’s Earth-facing port, with the Canadarm2 robotic arm perched on a portable data grapple fixture in front.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineStar trails and city lights streak above the China–Mongolia border. NASA/JSC, 2026-02-19. Public domain. ID: iss074e0319682.
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