Nadir view over the von Karman Vortices off the Atlantic coast of Africa, photographed from an altitude of 146 nautical miles or 270 kilometers on January 18, 2003 during the 29th orbit of the Space Shuttle Columbia. The precise nadir point is located at 12.7 degrees north latitude and 27.8 degrees west longitude.
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Nadir view over the von Karman Vortices off the Atlantic coast of Africa, photographed from an altitude of 146 nautical miles or 270 kilometers on January 18, 2003 during the 29th orbit of the Space Shuttle Columbia. The precise nadir point is located at 12.7 degrees north latitude and 27.8 degrees west longitude.