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Bay of Naples, Italy
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Bay of Naples, Italy

NASA / JSC · 1981-04-14 · photograph (digital archive)

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STS001-13-442 (14 April 1981) --- This photograph showing much of Italy was taken with a handheld 70mm camera from 276 kilometers above Earth as the NASA space shuttle Columbia and its crew were marking their last few hours in space on the historic first space mission utilizing a reusable vehicle. Included in the area of the frame are Golfo de Napoli, Napoli (Naples), Castellammare, Amalfi, Capri, Sorrento, Mt. Vesuvius and the ruins of Pompei. Astronauts John W. Young and Robert L.

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EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)ISLANDSITALYMEDITERRANEAN SEAOCEANSMOUNTAINSSTS-1VOLCANOES
Credit lineBay of Naples, Italy. NASA/JSC, 1981-04-14. Public domain. ID: s01-13-442.
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