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Page last updated: November 19, 2024

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A rare cloud-free view of a wide area of Western Europe. This Aqua satellite image was captured on 30 August 2008. Photo courtesy of NASA.

A rare cloud-free view of a wide area of Western Europe. This Aqua satellite image was captured on 30 August 2008. Photo courtesy of NASA.

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