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🌍 When Earth looks like another world If it weren't for the blue sea on the horizon, this might look like a photo of Mars or a faraway planet from science fiction. Instead, it's actually an image of the Libyan Desert, one of the most arid parts of the Sahara Desert in northern Africa. Taken by an External High-Definition Camera (EHDC) on the International Space Station in February 2021, this photograph shows the windswept dunes and darker sandstone plateaus of Libya's Fezzan region, with the Mediterranean shining in the far distance. The EHDC is one of many cameras and scientific instruments on the ISS that are continually monitoring the Earth from space—not just to take incredible pictures like this one, but to observe our environment and help us protect our home planet. Credit: NASA