The astronauts pointed a camera to show the view out their window, the moon's gray craters and mountains passing by around 70 miles below.

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Keep in mind that Yakushima is a place of extremes: the mountains wring every last drop of moisture from the passing clouds and the interior of the island is one of the wettest places in Japan.

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