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Čeština: Pohled na srpek Měsíce skrz vršek zemské atmosféry. Vyfoceno posádkou Mezinárodní vesmírné stanice v rámci Expedice 13 nad Jihočínským mořem jižně od Macaa, 21,5° S, 113,3° V
English: View of the crescent moon through the top of the Earth's atmosphere. Photographed above 21.5°N, 113.3°E by International Space Station crew Expedition 13 over the South China Sea, just south of Macau (NASA image ID: ISS013-E-54329).
Français : Photo des couches hautes de l'atmosphère terrestre, prise par 21.5°N, 113.3°E par la Station spatiale internationale au cours de l'Expédition 13 au-dessus de la Mer de Chine méridionale, juste au sud de Macao. Numéro d'identification d'image de la NASA : ISS013-E-54329.
Italiano: Vista della luna crescente dalla sommità dell'atmosfera terrestre. Foto scattata alle coordinate 21.5°N, 113.3°E dall'equipaggio della Stazione Spaziale Internazionale Expedition 13 sopra il Mar Cinese Orientale, appena a sud di Macau (NASA image ID: ISS013-E-54329).
ქართული: სამხრეთი ჩინეთის ზღვის თავზე, მაკაოს სამხრეთით, მე-13 ექსპედიციის მონაწილის მიერ გადაღებული ნახევარმთვარის ფოტო დედამიწის ატმოსფეროს ზედა ფენებიდან.
Polski: Zdjęcie górnych warstw atmosfery ziemskiej z widocznym przejściem w przestrzeń kosmiczną.
Ελληνικά: Η Γήινη ατμόσφαιρα, η φωτογραφία ελήφθη από το διάστημα κι ύψος 335 χιλιόμετρα
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Top Of The Atmosphere

Mission: ISS013 Roll: E Frame: 54329 Mission ID on the Film or image: ISS013

Country or Geographic Name:

Features: EARTH LIMB, MOON, CLOUD TOPS

Center Point Latitude: Center Point Longitude: (Negative numbers indicate south for latitude and west for longitude)

Stereo: (Yes indicates there is an adjacent picture of the same area)

ONC Map ID: JNC Map ID:

'MORALES'

Camera Tilt: Low Oblique

Camera Focal Length: 400mm

Camera: E4: Kodak DCS760C Electronic Still Camera

Film: 3060E : 3060 x 2036 pixel CCD, RGBG array.

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Film Exposure:

Percentage of Cloud Cover: 100 (76-100)

Nadir

Date: 20060720 (YYYYMMDD)GMT Time: 082858 (HHMMSS)

Nadir Point Latitude: 21.5, Longitude: 113.3 (Negative numbers indicate south for latitude and west for longitude)

Nadir to Photo Center Direction:

Sun Azimuth: 281 (Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point)

Spacecraft Altitude: 181 nautical miles (335 km)

Sun Elevation Angle: 35 (Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point)

Orbit Number: 3839

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current08:09, 27 February 2007Thumbnail for version as of 08:09, 27 February 20073,027 × 2,010 (543 KB)SirGrant (talk | contribs){{Information |Description= Image of the top layers of the earth's atmosphere leading to space |Source= [http://eobadmin.gsfc.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17542] direct link:[http://eobadmin.gsfc.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/Images/ISS01

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