Traverse City, Michigan (USA) from Space

The Grand Traverse area as seen from space, including Traverse City, Michigan, USA
Courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. Modified image © 2006 Perfect Sync.

This photo was taken by an astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis in the autumn (mid-October) of 2002.

The northern tip of the Old Mission Peninsula is located in the center of the photo. The 18-mile (29 km) peninsula appears to run diagonally in this photo but actually runs north/south. The tip of the peninsula is located almost exactly on the 45th parallel, half-way between the equator and the north pole. Traverse City itself is located at the base of the Old Mission Peninsula, in the lower-left of the photo. Grand Traverse Bay is connected to Lake Michigan (visible along the top of the photo), which is one of the Great Lakes.

UPDATED 17 OCT 2007 EP