NASA shows Crimea as "Russian" during solar eclipse broadcast – photo

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) showed Crimea as "Russian" during its live broadcast of the solar eclipse on the evening of 12 August.

Source: European Pravda, citing footage from the live broadcast

Details: A solar eclipse took place on 12 August, with the path of the eclipse passing through Greenland, Iceland and Spain, among other areas. NASA broadcast the eclipse live.

A closer look at the footage shows Crimea visually presented as part of Russia and separated from Ukraine.

Background:

• In 2018, British newspaper The Times had to apologise over a map showing Crimea as part of Russia.
• In 2021, Apple corrected maps in its Apple Music for Artists app following appeals from Ukraine.
• In 2023, a similar map was used in a video produced by the Hungarian government.
• In 2025, US broadcaster CBS used a map of Ukraine without occupied Crimea during a broadcast, although it did show the other occupied territories in the south and east.

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