Science Art: ISS031-E-59517 (Libya: PAN-TRIPOLITANIA, CYRENAICA, G. SIDRA, ISS)

Scientific illustration of Libya and the International Space Station... by the ISS
Scientific illustration of Libya and the International Space Station... by the ISS

This view of North Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, and the curvature of the Earth was taken by the ISS on May 19, 2012. The station was looking down from 218 nautical miles (404km) overhead.

It’s part of the “Pretty Pictures” collection on the Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth website, run by NASA, the International Space Station program and the JSC Earth Science & Remote Sensing Unit, ARES Division, Exploration Integration Science Directorate.