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Satellite: NOAA-15
July 11, 2004; flyover beginning 9:33am EDT
Sunrise over the "Four Corners" area and the Grand Canyon.
In the image below, Lake Powell in Utah is seen feeding into the Grand Canyon in the northwestern corner of Arizona.
From the angle of the shadows of the clouds at this time of the day, you can see that the sun is rising north of east, which shows this image was taken in the summer (even if you didn't know that already).
The Rocky Mountains are clearly seen in this image, especially their dramatic rise from the flat plains of eastern Colorado.
The large white area in southern Colorado shows the Great Sand Dunes National Park.
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