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20 Of The Most Stunning Images Of Earth Taken From The ISS, Revealed By NASA
The International Space Station ISS has been continuously manned for 20 years. The astronauts up there are mainly occupied with scientific and technical work, but they still have some free time despite a strict daily routine. And many crew members seem to love to spend it taking pictures of the earth in all its facets. The men and women who live and work on the International Space Station take thousands of photos of their home planet each year. The photos were taken by astronauts from the International Space Station, at an altitude of more than 320 kilometers, and NASA considered the best images of Earth in 2020.
The photos show some of the most beautiful places on the planet - Paris at night, Caribbean islands and the Great Lakes of North America, among many other places that seem small, seen from so far:
The International Space Station ISS has been continuously manned for 20 years. The astronauts up there are mainly occupied with scientific and technical work, but they still have some free time despite a strict daily routine. And many crew members seem to love to spend it taking pictures of the earth in all its facets. The men and women who live and work on the International Space Station take thousands of photos of their home planet each year. The photos were taken by astronauts from the International Space Station, at an altitude of more than 320 kilometers, and NASA considered the best images of Earth in 2020.
The photos show some of the most beautiful places on the planet - Paris at night, Caribbean islands and the Great Lakes of North America, among many other places that seem small, seen from so far:
The Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean frame the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, and southern Florida.
Australia's Cooper Creek floodplain.
Sunlight reflects off the Mediterranean Sea, highlighting the islands of Corsica and Sardinia.
A huge dust cloud over Cyprus.
A peak fall colors around Ottawa, the capital of Canada.
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