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Mae Carol JemisonMae Carol Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman
The Crescent Earth
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Our fair planet sports a curved, sunlit crescent against the black backdrop of space in this stunning photograph.
From the unfamiliar perspective, the Earth is small and, like a telescopic image of a distant planet, the entire horizon is completely within the field of view. Enjoyed by crews on board the International Space Station, only much closer views of the planet are possible from low Earth orbit.
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