In addition to identifying where the photo was taken, the article also allows readers to infer further facts. The solution shows that intelligence information can be extracted even from details that may seem harmless at first glance.
In this case, artificial intelligence was of little help in finding the solution. The mystery can be solved with a simple reverse image search instead.
The parts of Earth visible in the space photos can be identified by their distinctive shapes, especially when you rotate the map used for comparison. AI still can’t reliably recognize both images correctly.