International Space Station Above the Salar de Uyuni Bolivia
by James Brunker
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International Space Station Above the Salar de Uyuni Bolivia
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James Brunker
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NASA's International Space Station (ISS) passes above giant cacti on Incahuasi Island in the middle of the Salar de Uyuni in south west Bolivia. The Space Station weighs 419,455kg / 924,740lbs and orbits in a low Earth orbit at a height of between 330 and 435 km (205 and 270 miles), completing 15.54 orbits per day. The first parts were launched in November 1998 and the first crew arrived in November 2000. This image, taken in the pre dawn twilight, is a composite of 7 images. As well as the Space Station the Pleiades star cluster can be seen just at the top of the rock on the left hand side. The Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat, covering 10,582 square km / 4,086 square miles at an altitude of 3656m / 12,000ft. The cacti are Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies), which grow in Bolivia and northern Argentina.
Photograph © James Brunker. Reproduction, transmission or use in any form (print, website, etc) without prior written permission strictly prohibited.
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December 11th, 2017
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