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    • Title Mauritania lava crater, seen from the ISS
    • Released 13/03/2012 12:26 pm
    • Copyright ESA/NASA
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      Another amazing capture from ESA astronaut André Kuipers, from his vantage point on the ISS. A lava crater in the Sahara desert, Mauritania.

      André travelled to the orbital outpost in December 2011, and will remain in orbit for more than 6 months as part of ESA's long duration mission, PromISSe.


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