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Sunrise Shadows Over the Philippine Sea

August 5, 2021

As the International Space Station orbited more than 200 miles above our home planet, the crew caught this glimpse of the sunrise casting long shadows over a cloudy Philippine Sea. (NASA photo)

Sunrise Shadows Over the Philippine Sea

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