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EarthA collection of pictures of our home planet,
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 ISS above the Mediterranean Sea; Source: spacecraftearth.com |
The International Space Station is humanity's outpost in Earth orbit. The station's Cupola is an ideal spot to observe and photograph the Earth. During his stay in 2012/13, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield took 48,000 pictures and published many of them on his Twitter account. From there, many of his pictures made it onto the internet. Here - in no particular order - are some of our favorites. Clicking on the pictures leads to larger images; most of the listed sources have additional material. When looking at the pictures, keep in mind that their orientation depends on the position of the rotating space station - north is not always up. |
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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield with his camera. 2012; Source: The Atlantic |
German astronaut Alexander Gerst in the station's Cupola 2018; Source: NASA |
Pictures taken by Chris Hadfield |
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The Australian Outback Source: urbanpeek.com |
Antipode Islands in the South Pacific Source: urbanpeek.com |
 Lake Balaton, Hungary Source: urbanpeek.com |
 Las Vegas, Nevada with the bright shining Strip Source: urbanpeek.com |
 Strait of Gibraltar Source: urbanpeek.com |
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Florida Keys Source: urbanpeek.com |
Mt. Etna on Sicily Source: urbanpeek.com |
 Manhattan's skyscrapers cast long shadows in the morning sun; Source: urbanpeek.com |
 Fogo, Cape Verde Source: urbanpeek.com |
 Island of the Four Mountains, Aleuten Islands Source: urbanpeek.com |
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Dead Sea, Israel Source: The Guardian |
Richat Structure, The "Eye of the Sahara", Mauritania Source: pcmag.com |
 Paris - the City of Light Source: urbanpeek.com |
 Sinai Peninsula and Red Sea Source: urbanpeek.com |
 Aurora Borealis Source: pcmag.com |
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The Nile, flowing through Cairo, Egypt Source: urbanpeek.com |
The Nile, flowing towards Alexandria, Egypt Source: Quartz Creative |
 Mississippi Delta Source: Daily Mail |
 'Cauliflower' clouds above the Amazon rain forest Source: Daily Mail |
 Rio Beni, Bolivia Source: The Guardian |
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Golden Gate Bridge and Bay Bridge, San Francisco, California Source: Daily Mail |
Venice Lagoon, Italy Source: Quartz Creative |
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXOther Photographers Of course, other astronauts took pictures too. Here are some unaccredited pictures from various sites.
To the right is the eruption of volcano Cleveland on the Aleutian Islands on May 23, 2006. Below are two impressive meteorological pictures and three images released by ESA. |
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Typhoon Trami over Japan, September 26, 2018, picture by A. Gerst Source: CNN |
Hurricane Florence, before landfall in North Carolina, September 12, 2018 Source: Science News |
 Namib Desert, October 5, 2013 Source: urbanpeek.com |
 Ganges delta, July 31, 2009 Source: urbanpeek.com |
 Kangerdlugssuaq glacier, Greenland, Sept. 19, 2012 Source: urbanpeek.com |
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXPictures from Lunar Orbit The first humans to see the Earth from the moon were Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders on Board of Apollo 8. The crew took a number of pictures of the Earth, including the iconic Earth Rise picture shown right. Another picture, showing the entire Earth above the lunar surface was taken by the Soviet probe Zond 7 on August 11, 1969. Over the years, a number of pictures of Earth from lunar orbit have been taken. |
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