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Earth observations taken during STS-1 mission
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STS001-13-443 (12-14 April 1981) --- This photograph showing much of Italy was taken with a hand-held 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.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineEarth observations taken during STS-1 mission. NASA/JSC, 2009-06-24. Public domain. ID: s01-13-443.
