The New York–Newark–Jersey City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which spans 23 counties across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and has a population of about 19.9 million, is pictured at approximately 3:29 a.m. local time Dec. 20, 2025, from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above the Atlantic coast.
Crew members aboard the orbital lab have produced hundreds of thousands of images of the land, oceans, and atmosphere of Earth, and even of the Moon through Crew Earth Observations. Their photographs of Earth record how the planet changes over time due to human activity and natural events. This allows scientists to monitor disasters and direct response on the ground and study a number of phenomena, from the movement of glaciers to urban wildlife.
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纽约-纽瓦克-泽西城大都会统计区横跨纽约州、新泽西州和康涅狄格州的23个县，人口约1990万。这张图像从国际空间站拍摄，时间为当地时间2025年12月20日凌晨3点29分左右，当时空间站在大西洋沿岸上空约262英里（约420公里）的轨道上飞行。
轨道实验室上的机组人员通过机组地球观测项目已拍摄了数十万张地球陆地、海洋与大气影像，甚至包括月球。它们记录了人类活动与自然事件如何随时间改变地球，使科学家能够监测灾害、在地面指挥应急响应，并研究从冰川运动到城市野生动物等多种现象。
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