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Note how clearly the features of the ocean bottom showup.
The photograph attached was taken by the crew on board the
Columbia during its last mission, on a cloudless day.
The picture is of Europe and Africa when the sun is setting.
Half of the picture is in night. The bright dots you see are
the cities' lights.
The top part of Africa is the Sahara Desert.
Note that the lights are already on in Holland, Paris, and
Barcelona, and that's it's still daylight in Dublin, London,
Lisbon, and Madrid.
The sun is still shining on the Strait of Gibraltar. The
Mediterranean Sea is already in darkness. In the middle of the
Atlantic Ocean you can see the Azores Islands; below them to
the right are the Madeira Islands; a bit below are the Canary
Islands; and further South, close to the farthest western
point of Africa, are the Cape Verde islands.
Note that the Sahara is huge and can be seen clearly both
during Daytime and night time.
To the left, on top, is Greenland, totally frozen.
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