The ISS is seen transiting the Moon from the Canary Islands

Record ID: 1627208

  • Title: The ISS is seen transiting the Moon from the Canary Islands
  • Date: 17th July 2021
  • Summary: TIRITANA, SPAIN (JULY 16, 2021) (MUTE) (REUTERS) INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION TRANSITING THE MOON ZOOMED INTAKE OF SHOT 1 OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION TRANSITING THE MOON VARIOUS OF SLOW-MOTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION TRANSITING THE MOON
  • Embargoed: 31st July 2021 09:12
  • Keywords: Canary Islands ISS crossing the moon iss transit space
  • Location: TIRITANA, SPAIN
  • City: TIRITANA, SPAIN
  • Country: Spain
  • Topics: Europe,Science,Space Exploration
  • Reuters ID: LVA001EM8APMV
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The International Space Station was seen from the Canary Islands on Friday (July 16) night transiting in front of the Moon.
    The shuttle was clearly seen crossing the Earth's satellite at 19.04 GMT.
    The ISS orbits Earth at 7.66 kilometres per second resulting in the shuttle briefly projecting its silhouette on the moon for around 1 second.
    The footage was shot from a crag in Tiritana beach on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain.
    (Production: Borja Suarez, Silvio Castellanos)
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
  • Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2021. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
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