An Unlikely Eye on Orbiting Objects

Earth science satellites are designed to study our home planet’s surface and atmosphere, but occasionally they capture views of other objects in low-Earth orbit such as satellites, the International Space Station, and rocket debris.

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Caption by Adam Voiland, with some information from Laura Rocchio.

Published June 29, 2016
Data acquired June 19, 2016

Source:

Landsat 8 > OLI