Wanmei L 🌎🛰️ @mapsbyw.com · Jun 30

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this photograph of Owens Lake, CA. Settlers established Lone Pine, a gold and silver mining town in the 1860s “The Roundup,” “The Lone Ranger,” “How the West Was Won,” “Iron Man,” are among the 400+ movies filmed in this region.

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Dave MacLean · Jun 30

Nice photo choice and info! FYI: there is a pin on the interactive map isspix.com/ISS073 at #OwensLake, #California for your post. It also has links to downloadable 200-mm high-res & the #NASA #EarthObservatory article. Oh: north is to upper-left. CC: @rsimmon.bsky.social