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Deutsch: Dieses Bild war 2010 in der 7. Kalenderwoche das Bild der Woche in der Maleisischen Wikipedia

English: This image was selected as a picture of the week on the Malay Wikipedia for the 7th week, 2010.

Македонски: Оваа слика е избрана за слика на неделата на малезиската Википедија за VII недела од 2010 година.

മലയാളം: മലയ് വിക്കിപീഡിയയിൽ ഈ ചിത്രം ഈ ആഴ്ചയിലെ ചിത്രമായി 2010-ലെ വാരം 7-ൽ തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്തിട്ടുണ്ട്.

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Русский: Эта иллюстрация была выбрана изображением недели в малайском разделе «Википедии» для недели номер 7 2010 года.

Svenska: Denna bild är utvald till veckans bild på Wikipedia på malajiska, vecka 7, 2010.

Summary

Description

English: Sahara desert from space.

Русский: Пустыня Сахара из космоса.

Українська: Пустеля Сахара з космосу.

Date

11 February 2002

Source

Cropped from Image:Africa satellite plane.jpg.

Author

NASA

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