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Earth observations taken during STS-77 mission
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STS077-707-097 (19-29 May 1996) --- This 70mm photograph shows the contrasts between the Chihuahua Desert and the irrigated bottomlands of the Rio Grande. The twin cities of Juarez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, on opposite sides of the border are in the center of the frame. The area was first colonized in 1598 making it one of the oldest settlements of Europeans on the North American continent. The name of El Paso derives from the Spanish ?El Paso del Norte.?
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineEarth observations taken during STS-77 mission. NASA/JSC, 1996-05-21. Public domain. ID: sts077-707-097.
