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Earth observations taken during STS-77 mission
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Earth observations taken during STS-77 mission

NASA / JSC · 1996-05-21 · photograph (digital archive)

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STS077-718-088 (19-29 May 1996) --- A popular photographic target of Space Shuttle astronauts has always been the Strait of Gibraltar seen at center in this wide photograph, shot from the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Spain is to the north (right) and Morocco to the south. The strait is 36 miles (58 kilometers) long and narrows to 8 miles (13 kilometers) at it’s most narrow point. The winds in the strait are either easterly or westerly.

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Credit lineEarth observations taken during STS-77 mission. NASA/JSC, 1996-05-21. Public domain. ID: sts077-718-088.
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