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العربية: "خليج تاروت، المملكة العربيَّة السُعُوديَّة، يبدو غير طبيعيّ ومُشيَّد لخدمة البشر من مدار الأرض." تعليقٌ وضعه رائد الفضاء كريس هادفيلد على متن محطَّة الفضاء الدُوليَّة. يظهر في الصُورة خليج تاروت، وفي الجهة الشماليَّة الشرقيَّة الدمَّام، سيهات، القطيف، جزيرة تاروت، ورأس تنُّورة
English: "Tarout Bay, Saudi Arabia, looks powerfully unnatural and purposeful from orbit." Caption by astronaut Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station. Visible here is Tarout Bay, including northeast Dammam, Saihat, Qatif, Tarout, and Ras Tanura


International Space Station InsigniaISS Crew Earth Observations: ISS034-E-053513International Space Station emblem
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Mission ISS034 (Expedition 34)
Roll E
Frame 053513
Country or Geographic Name SAUDI ARABIA
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Camera Focal Length 400 mm
Camera NIKON D3S
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Percentage of Cloud Cover 0-10%
Nadir What is Nadir?
Date 2013-02-24
Time 08:23:08
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Source Twitter
Author NASA/Chris Hadfield
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Image extraction processThis file has an extracted image: Souq Al-Samak Island 2013.jpg.
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