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Earth from Sky

Evans, D. L.·Stofan, E. R.·Jones, T. D.·Godwin, L. M.
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Soon after launch on Friday, September 30, the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour were trated to a dramatic sight. The Kliuchevskoi volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, was spewing plumes of ash 65,000 feet into the air.

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Evans, D. L., Stofan, E. R., Jones, T. D., Godwin, L. M.. 1994-01-01. Earth from Sky. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20060042259

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