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A portion of the hot, arid Namib Desert near the Atlantic coast, with its sand dunes created by strong onshore winds close to the NamibRand Nature Reserve, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above Namibia.

A portion of the hot, arid Namib Desert near the Atlantic coast

iss073e0511487 (Aug. 20, 2025) --- A portion of the hot, arid Namib Desert near the Atlantic coast, with its sand dunes created by strong onshore winds close to the NamibRand Nature Reserve, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above Namibia.

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TakenAugust 20, 2025
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