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Before the Dawn in America’s Heartland

Before the Dawn in America’s Heartland

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Astronauts captured a nighttime view of the U.S. Midwest, with city lights spread across the heartland under clear, nearly cloudless skies before dawn.

With hardly a cloud in sight, astronauts had a sweeping view of nighttime lights in the U.S. Midwest.

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