Shuttle Imagery Collection

Shuttle photograph of the moon over the earth
Shuttle photograph of the moon setting over the earths limb. The moons image is distorted due to refraction through the Earths atmosphere

Shuttle photograph of Tropical Storm Sam
This oblique view of tropical storm Sam was photographed from the space shuttle. It was born in the eastern Indian Ocean near the islands of Timor and Sumba in Indonesia

Typhoons Odessa and Pat, seen from Shuttle 51-I
Tropical typhoons over the western Pacific, photographed by the crew of space shuttle Discovery during Mission 51-I (27 August to 3 September, 1985). The typhoons are Odessa (far left) and Pat

Sinai peninsula from space
STS-4 view of the southern part of the Sinai peninsula showing portion of Saudi Arabia at top right

Satellite radar image of Gora Konder impact crater
Gora Konder meteorite crater. Optical satellite image of the Gora Konder meteorite impact crater (lower centre) near Yakutsk in Siberia, Russia

Strait of Gibraltar from Space Shuttle
The strait of Gibraltar, the gate between the Atlantic Ocean (bottom) and the Mediterranean Sea, photographed from the orbiting space shuttle Challenger (Mission 41-G, 5-13 October, 1984)

Shuttle photograph of Kuwait, Iraq & Iran
Shuttle photograph showing the north Persian Gulf on December 4th 1988, taken from the earth- orbiting Atlantis during mission STS-27. Kuwait can be seen above the centre of the frame

Shuttle photograph of the Middle East taken from the earth-orbiting Atlantis in early April 1991 during mission STS-37. The eastern Mediterranean Sea is at upper left

Florida seen from Space Shuttle
Florida peninsula. Computer-enhanced Shuttle image of the Florida peninsula showing marked reflections of the sun in the Atlantic and the lakes within the wetlands of central Florida

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