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A mid-resolution camera installed recently onboard the International Space Station (two were installed: medium and high resolutions), which will soon begin broadcasting in Life format of what floats under the ISS “belly”, on March 28 took the first test images, reports official project website http://www.urthecast.com/firstlight .




Photo 1. The camera took a fragment of 300 square kilometers (centering - the city of Moneague, Jamaica); resolution 3200 x 8000 px.
Photo 1. The populated area around Santa Cruz de Mara, Venezuela (about 260 sq. Km); 3000 x 5000 px resolution.
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Captured on March 28, 2014, at 1pm GMT by the camera, the scrolling image above the city of Moneague, Jamaica. At approximately 3200 x 8000 pixels, it covers at 300 square kilometers of terrain and gives us a chance to reach the planet Earth. In our second image below, you can see the Santa Cruz de Mara, Venezuela. Covering approximately 260 square kilometers, this image was also captured by Theia on March 28, 2014.