Imagery Flash Card Stowage
In order to expedite efforts to recover the inadvertently deleted images taken on FD10, please have the affected flash card (previously marked and bagged) readily available to hand to the ASP postlanding for return to Houston.

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Your Shot Rules
Your Shot Submission Requirements
National Geographic invites interested parties to submit a digital photograph for possible publication in National Geographic magazine and on ngm.com. To submit a photograph on a topic of your choosing for possible posting on ngm.com and possible publication in an upcoming issue of National Geographic, click Submit Your Photo and follow the step-by-step directions on that page. We will accept submissions beginning on the 15th of every month. NGS retains full editorial control over the selection of, and the decision not to select, any particular photograph for publication.

1. Technical Specifications
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