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Mar. 10, 2012: Over the Southern Lights between Antarctic and Australia.![mysteriousgeo]()
Mar. 7, 2012: The Sahara remains amazing. A mysterious crater in Mauritania -- but what is it? Read more![01fromspace_paris]()
Feb. 6, 2012: Paris by night.![02fromspace_denmark]()
Feb. 10, 2012: Denmark with Copenhagen, Norway with Oslo, Sweden with Stockholm in the distance, northern Germany and beyond. And the Aurora Borealis of course.![03fromspace_brazilianriver]()
Jan. 22, 2012: Beautiful reflection of the Sun in a Brazilian river.![Sunrise_From_Space]()
June 20: "A stunning sunrise aboard the International Space Station, as seen from the Russian MRM1 Module. We're blessed with 16 sunrises each day!" notes Wheelock.![Sunlight_Glints_off_Mediterranean]()
"Beautiful reflection of sunlight on the eastern Mediterranean Sea. No borders or conflict visible from space…just breath-taking beauty like this view of the island of Cyprus," wrote astronaut Doug Wheelock.![Through_the_Aurora]()
April 5: Fly through Aurora at 28,000 kmh. Happy 1,000 tweets :-)![Shuttle_Launch_Pad]()
April 5: Space Shuttle Discovery ready for launch in 5 hours! KSC, Florida, USA.![Planet_Earth]()
March 28: Big Venezuela.![Vietnam_Coast]()
Vietnam pacific coast.![Dead Sea]()
"Water surface is 400m below sea level, but very clearly visible 400km above ground," said Noguchi.![Jakarta, Indonesia]()
Jakarta, Indonesia. Big city near Equator.![Bucharest, Romania]()
Bucharest, Romania![Aruba]()
Feb. 6: "Antilles, near Venezuela." http://twitter.com/astro_soichi![Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania]()
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Feb. 3: "Three weeks after the earthquake." http://twitter.com/astro_soichi![Singapore]()
Feb. 4: "Where is Mar Lion?" http://twitter.com/astro_soichi![Moscow, Russia]()
Feb. 5: "Star City is far back on the right upper corner." http://twitter.com/astro_soichi![Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam]()
Feb. 5: "Oh, I miss pho noodle!" http://twitter.com/astro_soichi![Casablanca, Morocco]()
Feb. 6: "Here is looking at you, kid!" http://twitter.com/astro_soichi![London, England, United Kingdom]()
Feb. 7: "First time that I saw the whole city without any cloud." http://twitter.com/astro_soichi![Pico De Orizaba, Mexico]()
Feb. 7: "The highest mountain in Mexico." http://twitter.com/astro_soichi![New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.]()
Feb. 8: "Congrats, New Orleans Saints" http://twitter.com/astro_soichi![Palermo, Sicily, Italy]()
Feb. 8: http://twitter.com/astro_soichi![Clouds and Anvils]()
August 19, 2003: Cumulonimbus clouds and anvils over Canada as seen from the International Space Station.![Wind, Sand and Stars]()
Jan 3, 2003: Cloud patterns over the Sahara.![From Moon to the Earth]()
Dec. 7, 1972: A view of Earth from Apollo 17.![The Gift of Egypt]()
Oct. 11, 2007: Clouds over North Africa and the Mediterranean Sea, a scenic view of the Nile River, the Nile River Delta, Gulf of Suez and part of the Sinai Peninsula in Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah, Egypt.![Clouds Over Mexico]()
Oct. 8, 2007: A bright cloud over the Gulf of Mexico.![Mountain Deltas]()
May 2, 2002: An alluvial fan between China's Kunlun and Altun Mountains.![A Hurricane as Seen From Higher Climbs]()
Sept. 3, 2007: Hurricane Felix Over the Caribbean Sea.![Chilean Cloud Cover]()
Sept. 7, 2007: Cloud over the Pacific Ocean, off the Coast of República de Chile.![Earth, the Blue Planet]()
Dec. 7, 1972: Earth's South Pole covered in clouds.![Man and His Planet]()
Aug. 15, 2007: NASA Astronaut Clayton C. Anderson and Earth are reflected in Anderson's helmet visor.![Eye of the Hurricane]()
Sept. 3, 2007: Hurricane Felix over the Caribbean Sea.![Heavenly Splendor]()
Aug. 20, 2007: Clouds over the Earth's surface.![Casablanca, Morocco]()
Feb. 6: "Here is looking at you, kid!" http://twitter.com/astro_soichi![London, England, United Kingdom]()
Feb. 7: "First time that I saw the whole city without any cloud." http://twitter.com/astro_soichi![Pico De Orizaba, Mexico]()
Feb. 7: "The highest mountain in Mexico." http://twitter.com/astro_soichi![New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.]()
Feb. 8: "Congrats, New Orleans Saints" http://twitter.com/astro_soichi![Palermo, Sicily, Italy]()
Feb. 8: http://twitter.com/astro_soichi![Clouds and Anvils]()
August 19, 2003: Cumulonimbus clouds and anvils over Canada as seen from the International Space Station.![Wind, Sand and Stars]()
Jan 3, 2003: Cloud patterns over the Sahara.![From Moon to the Earth]()
Dec. 7, 1972: A view of Earth from Apollo 17.![Swirls in Sand]()
Dec. 12, 2007: As seen from the International Space Station, the Richat Structure in Mauritania's Gres de Chinguetti Plateau.![Hawaii From on High]()
Oct. 8, 2003: Clouds over Oahu, Hawaii.![Weightlessness]()
February 1984: Astronaut Robert C. Stewart tests the nitrogen-propelled, hand-controlled manned maneuvering unit as part of an extravehicular activity during Flight 41-B of the space shuttle Challenger.![The Gift of Egypt]()
Oct. 11, 2007: Clouds over North Africa and the Mediterranean Sea, a scenic view of the Nile River, the Nile River Delta, Gulf of Suez and part of the Sinai Peninsula in Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah, Egypt.![Clouds Over Mexico]()
Oct. 8, 2007: A bright cloud over the Gulf of Mexico.![Mountain Deltas]()
May 2, 2002: An alluvial fan between China's Kunlun and Altun Mountains.![A Hurricane as Seen From Higher Climbs]()
Sept. 3, 2007: Hurricane Felix Over the Caribbean Sea.![Chilean Cloud Cover]()
Sept. 7, 2007: Cloud over the Pacific Ocean, off the Coast of República de Chile.![Earth, the Blue Planet]()
Dec. 7, 1972: Earth's South Pole covered in clouds.![Man and His Planet]()
Aug. 15, 2007: NASA Astronaut Clayton C. Anderson and Earth are reflected in Anderson's helmet visor.![Eye of the Hurricane]()
Sept. 3, 2007: Hurricane Felix over the Caribbean Sea.![Heavenly Splendor]()
Aug. 20, 2007: Clouds over the Earth's surface.Earth from above: Astronauts photograph our planet
Astronaut like André Kuipers, Doug Wheelock, Soichi Noguchi and others have been tweeting back stunning photos of Earth from the International Space Station. Here are some of their pictures and thoughts.
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- Earth from above: Astronauts photograph our planet
