STS-27 earth observations

STS027-152-004 (2-6 Dec. 1988) --- Crew members for the STS-27 mission aboard the Earth-orbiting space shuttle Atlantis took this photo of the south Persian Gulf. with a hand-held, large format camera. The mouths of both the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers can be seen, as can nearly all the country of Kuwait. Photo credit: NASA