1) Original Story
This photo is absolutely beautiful, be sure to read the text below to have a better understanding of what you are viewing. The image is historic too as this is the last mission for Columbia. The photograph attached was taken by the crew on board the Columbia during its last mission, on a cloudless day.
The Truth: A photograph of a Model - kindly supplied by Chris Hills
There are six clues that it was not taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during its last mission:1. It's taken from much too high up, the shuttle never leaves low earth orbit.
2. The night-time area should be black.
3. The terminator is too sharp.
4. Details of the sea floor are visible.
5. There are no clouds. 'A cloudless day' is a local phenomenon and could not possibly cover the whole of Europe and the North Atlantic.
6. In January/February the North Pole should not be sunlit.
7. Conclusion: It's clearly a picture of a model.
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