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Final Voyage of NASA's Space Shuttle

This panoramic view from the International Space Station, looking past the docked shuttle Atlantis' cargo bay and part of the station including a solar array panel toward Earth, was taken on July 14, 2011 as the spacecraft passed over the Southern Hemisphere. Aurora Australis or the Southern Lights can be seen on Earth's horizon and a number of stars are visible also.
CREDIT: NASA [full-size image below]

One of the STS-135 Atlantis crewmembers took this photo of the Southern Lights or Aurora Australis while visiting the International Space Station on July 14, 2011. Part of the orbiter boom sensor system (OBSS) is seen, as it was attached on the end of the shuttle's robotic arm (out of frame). A part of the port side wing of the shuttle is at right and a solar panel for the station is at left edge.
CREDIT: NASA
http://www.space.com/12308-southern-lights-space-shuttle-astronaut-photo.html [no comments yet]

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Giant Undersea Volcanoes Found Off Antarctica
Mount Fuji-size peaks unexpected, scientists say
July 15, 2001

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/07/110715-undersea-volcanoes-antarctica-science-tsunamis/

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Underwater Antarctic volcanoes discovered in the Southern Ocean
11 July 2011

http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/press/press_releases/press_release.php?id=1541 {image also at http://planetsave.com/2011/07/12/new-underwater-volcanoes-discovered-in-antarctica/ ]

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Huge Underwater Volcanoes Discovered Near Antarctica
Jul 12, 2011


http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/underwater-volcanoes-discovered-near-antarctica-1734/ [same images also at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43729871/ns/technology_and_science-science/ ]