The first rays of an orbital sunrise begin illuminating Earth's atmosphere in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 267 miles above the southern Pacific Ocean.

The first rays of an orbital sunrise illuminate Earth’s atmosphere

iss067e264803 (Aug. 13, 2022) --- The first rays of an orbital sunrise begin illuminating Earth's atmosphere in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 267 miles above the southern Pacific Ocean.

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