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Earth observations taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-78 mission
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Earth observations taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-78 mission

STS078-726-014 (20 June - 7 July 1996) --- Washington D.C., located in the center of the photo, was photographed in both regular color (here) and infrared (STS078-760-010) by the Life and Microgravity Spacelab (LMS-1) crew members. The city of Washington is coextensive with the District of Columbia, whose site was agreed upon by Congress in 1790 as the permanent seat of government for the new nation. It is located at the head of the navigable portion of the Potomac River, which separates it from Virginia to the southwest. It covers an area of 68-square-mile (177-square-kilometers). Andrews Air Force Base is seen east southeast of Washington D.C. Baltimore, Maryland, surrounding the Patapsco River mouth into Chesapeake Bay is located northeast of Washington D. C. or in upper right.

Date
1996-06-26
Collection
JSC
Archive
NASA Image and Video Library
Type
photograph

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"Earth observations taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-78 mission" (1996-06-26). NASA/JSC. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/sts078-726-014

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