![iss068e038496 (Dec. 31, 2022) --- The first rays of an orbital sunrise begin to illuminate the Earth's atmosphere and reflect off the Earth-facing portion of the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above the northern Pacific Ocean south of Alaska's Aleutian Island's.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/the-first-rays-of-an-orbital-sunrise-illuminate-the-earths-atmosphere-52619382216-o.jpg)
The first rays of an orbital sunrise illuminate the Earth’s atmosphere
iss068e038496 (Dec. 31, 2022) --- The first rays of an orbital sunrise begin to illuminate the Earth's atmosphere and reflect off the Earth-facing portion of the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above the northern Pacific Ocean south of Alaska's Aleutian Island's.
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TakenDecember 31, 2022
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