The International Space Station took some awe-inspiring images of the Earth's surface
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station looked near the sun’s reflection point to shoot this high-contrast grid pattern of fish farms on the coast of China’s northeast province of Liaoning.
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The India-Pakistan border is seen brightly lit at night. The photo was taken by International Space Station. Image courtesy: www.nasa.gov/
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station looked near the sun’s reflection point to shoot this high-contrast grid pattern of fish farms on the coast of China’s northeast province of Liaoning.Image courtesy: www.nasa.gov/
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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly captured images from the International Space Station from the top of the United States. Image courtesy: www.nasa.gov
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Astronauts aboard the ISS took this detailed image of the Mekong River. This image is as seen on the border between Thailand and Laos with the green cover in full view. Image courtesy: www.nasa.gov
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This image taken from the ISS shows the radiating street pattern of Tunisia’s second city that also hosts Tunisia’s largest fishing fleet. Image courtesy: www.nasa.gov
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Coastal lagoons with numerous rounded islands are seen on the Indian Ocean coastline in Western Australia. Image courtesy: www.nasa.gov
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A view of Argentina taken from the ISS is seen in this photograph. The delta and the green swamps of the Paraná river on the Atlantic coast of Argentina can be seen in vivid detail. Image courtesy: www.nasa.gov
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Southern Scandinavia just before midnight under a full moon. A green aurora is prominently visible. Image courtesy: www.nasa.gov
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The image gives a dramatic view of the peaks of Colombia’s Santa Marta massif, an UNESCO site. Image courtesy: www.nasa.gov
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Besides space training, Astronauts are trained to take oblique images of rare atmospheric phenomena by shooting obliquely to give us detailed images. The above image is from Hawaii. Image courtesy: www.nasa.gov
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The Sahara desert is seen here in sharp contrast to the wetter land patches of the Sahel. Image courtesy: www.nasa.gov
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