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Moonrise Over the Syr Darya River

Moonrise over the Syr Darya river.
Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Published: November 13, 2016

Moonrise over the Syr Darya river, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

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