# @nasa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn2eg2ypy66
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/3502489-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-01-25T20:15:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

Around the world in 90 minutes ⏱️⁣
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Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata captured these views on Jan. 22, 2023, on the International Space Station (ISS) from an altitude about 250 miles (400 km) above Earth. The ISS travels around Earth at an incredible speed of 17,500 miles (28,000 km) per hour, orbiting Earth every 90 minutes, witnessing 16 sunrises and sunsets per day.⁣
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1. Madagascar⁣
Image description: The island of Madagascar contrasts with the surrounding ocean. Details of vegetation line the outskirts of the island, while the center appears to be drier land in shades of brown and red dirt. Clouds line the lower edge of the island, as they fade off toward the horizon of Earth met by the darkness of space on the right side of the image.⁣
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2. Buenos Aires ⁣
Image description: The sediment of the La Plata River changes colors from reds to greens and greys, alongside views of Buenos Aires from the viewpoint of the ISS. Little white clouds dot the surrounding land. ⁣
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3. Richat Structure⁣
Image description: Sands and sediment in shades of tan, brown and grey create the “Eye of the Sahara.” Big ellipse-shaped structures surround tighter, circular structures which create the impression of an eye. ⁣
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4. Strait of Gibraltar⁣
Image description: Two continents, Europe (Spain) on left and Africa (Morocco) on right, are separated by a narrow body of water, which is only about 8 miles (13 kilometers) wide. Clouds dot over Morocco, while wisps of clouds float over Europe. The clouds over Europe gradually fade into Earth’s atmosphere, as the blackness of space borders the left side of the image. ⁣
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5. Key West⁣
Image description: The most southern point of the continental US is pictured below light wisps of clouds. Small isles go from right to left of the image, as the shallow waters of the peninsula are pictured in shades of blue greens. Sands on the shallow waters of the right side of the peninsula color the waters teal and aqua, as they gradually fade out to the depth of the oceans in dark blue. ⁣
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Credit: Koichi Wakata, JAXAjp⁣
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