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Columbus camera captures first views of Earth
 
11 March 2008

EVC image Aleutian Islands
Image from Columbus laboratory's Earth Viewing Camera (EVC) - the first to be produced on command from the ground. The image was taken soon after dawn on 7 March 2008 and shows a scattering of white and pink clouds close to the Aleutian Islands in the north Pacific.

Credits: ESA/CGS
 
 
First EVC image
First image captured by the European Columbus laboratory's Earth Viewing Camera (EVC). The image was captured at 16:11 on 6 March 2008. EVC is part of the European Technology Exposure Facility (EuTEF) which was installed on the earth-facing side Columbus' external platform during the STS-122 mission.

Credits: ESA/CGS
 
 
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Massimo Sabbatini (ESA Principal Investigator) with the Earth Viewing Camera (EVC). EVC was installed on the earth-facing external platform on the European Columbus laboratory during the STS-122 Space Shuttle mission.

Credits: ESA
 
 
Columbus Mission
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Columbus laboratoryEuropean Technology Exposure Facility (EuTEF)Erasmus Experiment ArchiveEVC in Erasmus Experiment Archive
 
 
 
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