iss047e126086 (5/20/2016) --- View during the meteor setup and installation, in the U.S. Laboratory - installed in Window Observational Research Facility (WORF). The Meteor investigation provides the first space-based measurement of meteor flux. It also allows for the monitoring of carbon-based compounds. Continuous measurement of meteor interactions with the Earth’s atmosphere could also spot previously unforeseen meteor showers.
Photographer Jeff Williams
Date May 20, 2016