The sun's glint beams off the Strait of Gibraltar

GMT135_17_05_Nichole Ayers_Day Pass over Africa

iss073e0032281 (May 15, 2025) --- The sun's glint beams off the Strait of Gibraltar at the top of this photograph as the International Space Station orbited 261 miles above a cloudy Mediterranean Sea. At left, is the Sahara Desert extending across the north African continent. In the right foreground, is a set of of the orbital outpost's main solar arrays.

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