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Earth observations taken during STS-77 mission
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STS077-732-089 (19-29 May 1996) --- This photograph encompasses an area comprising 99 percent of the Egyptian population of close to 60 million people. North is roughly to the right side of the photograph. Cairo, the capital and principal city, lies at the apex of the Nile Delta. Alexandria is in the top right corner of the frame. The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea and is in the bottom of the photograph.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineEarth observations taken during STS-77 mission. NASA/JSC, 1996-05-28. Public domain. ID: sts077-732-089.
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