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The city lights of Sub-Saharan Africa streak below the International Space Station
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The city lights of Sub-Saharan Africa streak below the International Space Station

iss073e0422445 (July 29, 2025) --- The city lights of Sub-Saharan Africa streak below the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above the Tanzania-Zambia border in this long-duration photograph. At top right, lightning storms illuminate the cloud tops with the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft docked to the Prichal module in the foreground.

Date
2025-07-29
Collection
JSC
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NASA Image and Video Library
Type
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