Sunrise seen from the shuttle Atlantis 03/1992 - Sunrise through earth atmosphere 03/1992 - Sunrise...

Sunrise seen from the shuttle Atlantis 03/1992 - Sunrise through earth atmosphere 03/1992 - Sunrise in the atmosphere seen by the shuttle Atlantis in March 1992. Dust from the Pinatubo eruption in June 1991 is still noticeable. This sunrise was photographed from the space shuttle Atlantis in the vicinity of Pecos, Texas from an altitude of about 155 nautical miles. From this view, much of the solar energy is scattered by the residue from the Philippines's Mt. Pinatubo volcanic eruption in June 1991. The dark band of aerosols extending across the image, through which the sun is visible, consist primarily of sulfuric acid crystals that scatters the incoming sunlight