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West Coast, United States and Mexico
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This view shows the west coast of the United States and Mexico (32.5N, 118.0W) and gives an indication of the range of view from orbital altitude. The visual range of this particular scene is from Skammon's Lagoon on Baja to the northern tip of California's Central Valley and Sierra Nevada, a range of over 15 degrees of latitude. Coastal fog drapes over southern California and northern Baja California. White Sands, New Mexico is at far right center.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineWest Coast, United States and Mexico. NASA/JSC, 1990-04-29. Public domain. ID: s31-78-017.
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