Public domain
Earth observations taken from orbiter Discovery during STS-91 mission
From the collection of NASA Image and Video Library. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
STS091-718-037 (2-12 June 1998)--- This photo taken from the aft flight deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery features Cape Cod, an easily recognizable hook-shaped peninsula in southeastern Massachusetts. Sandy and of glacial origin, it extends 65 miles (105 km) into the Atlantic Ocean, has a varying breadth of 1 to 20 miles (1.6-32 km), and is bounded by Cape Cod Bay (north and west), Buzzards Bay (west), and Vineyard and Nantucket sounds (south).
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineEarth observations taken from orbiter Discovery during STS-91 mission. NASA/JSC, 2016-08-24. Public domain. ID: sts091-718-037.
Similar works
Earth observations taken from shuttle orbiter Columbia
"Cape Town, South Africa taken from Atlantis during STS-106"
Chesapeake Bay as seen from STS-58
Cape Hatteras, North Carolina area as seen from Apollo 9
Earth observations taken from shuttle orbiter Atlantis during STS-84 mission
Earth observations Cape Town, South Africa taken during the STS-97 mission