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Florida by Envisat
The European environmental satellite took this photograph of the State of Florida in April 2010. In the middle of the east coastline of this 700 km long peninsula, it is possible to see a small projection: the Cape Canaveral region where the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and the Kennedy Space Center are situated.
Credit: ESA

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