Parts of the Swiss Cantons of Vaud and Valois, the French province of Chablis and parts of NW Italy are seen in this image photographed from the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Pennine Alps, created 50 million years ago, have been reshaped by glaciers during Pleistocene. The fertile Swiss Plateau runs northwest from the shore of Lake Geneva and is visible in lower left. The Franco-Swiss border is located in the centre of the lake and follows a mountain divide east of Rhone Valley with Italy to the south. (Oct 1994)