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Celebrating National Park Week With a View of Mount Rainier

View of Mount Rainer from low Earth orbit
NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold captured this clear view of Mount Rainier National Park as the International Space Station orbited above, sharing the image with his followers on April 25 to celebrate National Park Week.

NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold captured this clear view of Mount Rainier National Park as the International Space Station orbited above at about 17,500 miles per hour. Arnold shared the image and a quote on April 25, to celebrate National Park Week: “‘Doubly happy, however, is the man to whom lofty mountain tops are within reach, for the lights that shine there illumine all that lies below.’ – John Muir on Mount Rainier.”

Image Gallery: U.S. National Parks From Space

Image Credit: NASA

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