View from SpaceTake a look at Crater Lake from outer space. The following photos are taken by NASA Space Shuttle. Astronaut photography of the Earth have occurred for more than 30 years. Astronauts are trained in scientific observations of ecological, geological, geographic, oceanographic, environmental, and meteorological phenomena as well as the usage of photographic equipment and techniques. Click on image for larger image. These left and middle photos are acquired from http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl? This right photo is acquired from http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl? Note: These left and middle photos have been modified: spacial.jpg (left) was rotated 90° and spacial2.jpg (right) was mirrored. For more information on astronaut photography, please see http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/. |