On September 16, 2001, members of the crew aboard the International Space Station snapped up this shot of the sun setting on planet Earth. Part of the space station is visible in the foreground.
Image: NASA.
Image: NASA.
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Rebecca J. Rosen is a senior editor at The Atlantic, where she oversees coverage of American constitutional law and government in the Battle for the Constitution series.