Uploaded July 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 31 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken May 14, 2012 from 21:28:49 to 21:36:44 GMT, on a pass from just west of northern Peru to northern Argentina. This video begins looking south over western South America. To the right of the video is the Pacific Ocean, and the left is the shoreline and the Andes Mountains. As the ISS continues southeast, the arid region of the Atacama Desert is seen before passing over the terminator line.
Compiled from frames ISS031-E-37236 to ISS031-E-37674
CREDIT: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."
This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 31 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken May 14, 2012 from 21:28:49 to 21:36:44 GMT, on a pass from just west of northern Peru to northern Argentina. This video begins looking south over western South America. To the right of the video is the Pacific Ocean, and the left is the shoreline and the Andes Mountains. As the ISS continues southeast, the arid region of the Atacama Desert is seen before passing over the terminator line.
Compiled from frames ISS031-E-37236 to ISS031-E-37674
CREDIT: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."
