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LightSail 2 image of Iran and the Gulf of Oman

LightSail 2 image of Iran and the Gulf of Oman
LightSail 2 image of Iran and the Gulf of Oman This image taken by The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 spacecraft on May 31, 2021 shows the Gulf of Oman leading to the Persian Gulf, Iran, the southern Arabian peninsula, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. The Caspian Sea is at the far left. North is approximately at top left. A piece of fishing line-like material called Spectraline that held the spacecraft’s solar panels closed prior to sail deployment can be seen in the lower right. This image has been color-adjusted and some distortion from the camera’s 180-degree fisheye lens has been removed. The Planetary Society