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D.C. Seen From Space

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This is pretty cool. We were inspired by the photo we found of Baltimore yesterday. We found this on the Japan Space Imaging website, thanks to Google.

Washington, D.C. from space

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Source: Japan Space Imaging

READ: Who Were The Ballston Skulls?

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