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As the Moon sets below Earth's horizon the atmosphere refracts, or bends, its light making it appear flatter in this photograph taken from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above the Himalayas near Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.

The Moon sets below Earth’s horizon

iss067e139458 (June 15, 2022) --- As the Moon sets below Earth's horizon the atmosphere refracts, or bends, its light making it appear flatter in this photograph taken from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above the Himalayas near Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.

Image Credit: NASA
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