The Waning Gibbous Moon above the Swiss Alps | International Space Station

The Waning Gibbous Moon above the Swiss Alps | International Space Station

The waning gibbous Moon is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above the Swiss Alps. The Alpine region of Switzerland, is generally referred to as the Swiss Alps. The Alps cover 60% of Switzerland's total 41,285 square kilometers (15,940 sq mi) surface area, making it one of the most alpine countries. The Swiss Alps has almost all the highest mountains of the Alps, such as Dufourspitze (4,634 m), the Dom (4,545 m), the Liskamm (4,527 m), the Weisshorn (4,506 m) and the Matterhorn (4,478 m). 

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Expedition 70 Crew

Station Commander: Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency (Denmark)

Roscosmos (Russia): Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, Konstantin Borisov

JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)

NASA: Jasmin Moghbeli, Loral O'Hara (USA)

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Caption Acknowledgements: JSC, Wikipedia

Image Date: Nov. 30, 2023

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