Uploaded May 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken from March 19, 2012 at 23:56:53 to March 20, 2012 at 00:08:59 GMT, on a pass from the United Republic of Tanzania to northwest Afghanistan, near the border of Iran. This video begins over central Africa as the ISS travels northeast towards the Arabian Peninsula. The city of Jeddah is seen against the dark Red Sea, and as the ISS travels over the Arabian Peninsula, the cities of Doha, Al Manamah, and Dubai are very bright again the peninsula and the Persian Gulf. The pass ends over the Middle Eastern countries of Iran and Afghanistan.
Compiled from frames ISS030-E-167130 to ISS030-E-167493
Credit: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." eol.jsc.nasa.gov/Videos/CrewEarthObservationsVideos
This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken from March 19, 2012 at 23:56:53 to March 20, 2012 at 00:08:59 GMT, on a pass from the United Republic of Tanzania to northwest Afghanistan, near the border of Iran. This video begins over central Africa as the ISS travels northeast towards the Arabian Peninsula. The city of Jeddah is seen against the dark Red Sea, and as the ISS travels over the Arabian Peninsula, the cities of Doha, Al Manamah, and Dubai are very bright again the peninsula and the Persian Gulf. The pass ends over the Middle Eastern countries of Iran and Afghanistan.
Compiled from frames ISS030-E-167130 to ISS030-E-167493
Credit: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." eol.jsc.nasa.gov/Videos/CrewEarthObservationsVideos
