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Aurora Australis, the Southern Lights Target Name:   Earth's Aurora Spacecraft:   Space Shuttle Discovery Produced by:   NGDC Copyright:  Copyright Free Cross Reference:   STS039-342-26 Date Released:  28 April - 6 May 1991 Related Document Aurora Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size aurora1.jpg JPEG 512 x 342 17K aurora1.jpg JPEG 961 x 641 50K aurora1.tif TIFF 961 x 641 1M This image was taken during the Space Shuttle Discovery, mission STS039, from an altitude of 188 miles. The picture caught the glow of the engines that were ignited for a short moment as Discovery manuvered itself along the side of a satellite that had been released earlier.

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