Our beautiful land
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By Vika https://pictolic.com/article/our-beautiful-land.htmlThis is not Pluto, Venus, or Mars, this is our Earth. See the extraordinarily beautiful landscapes of our planet, which were captured from space by astronaut Scott Kelly. An American astronaut has been working at the International Space Station for six months, and in his free time, he takes pictures of our planet and shows its amazing beauty.
17 PHOTOS
1. An island that looks like a heart or a butterfly with spread wings from the ISS orbit (who likes what better). (Photo: Scott Kelly / NASA / Twitter).
2. Northern Lights. (Photo: Scott Kelly / NASA / TWITTER @StationCDRKelly).
3. Amazing colors of the African desert. (Photo: Scott Kelly / NASA / Twitter).
4. "It looks like the Earth is recreating Michelangelo's famous fresco," writes Kelly. The astronaut is referring to the "Creation of Adam" from the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. (Photo: Scott Kelly / NASA / Twitter).
5. Galapagos Islands. “Hey Galapagos Islands, I see what you have inside,” the astronaut commented on this picture. (Photo: Scott Kelly / NASA / Twitter).
6. The Himalayas through the lens of Scott Kelly. (Photo: Scott Kelly / NASA / Twitter).
7. Storm "Jimena" in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo: Scott Kelly / NASA / Twitter).
8. Amazing colors of one Mexican beach. (Photo: Scott Kelly / NASA / Twitter).
9. Shades of water: from green to almost white. (Photo: Scott Kelly / NASA / Twitter).
10. Not only amazing colors but also extraordinary patterns are fraught with our planet. (Photo: Scott Kelly / NASA / Twitter).
11. A wealth of colors. (Photo: Scott Kelly / NASA / Twitter).
12. “It reminds me of the wallpaper on the walls in the 70s,” wrote the astronaut. (Photo: Scott Kelly / NASA / Twitter).
13. This very famous artificial island is located in Dubai. (Photo: Scott Kelly / NASA / Twitter).
14. The Bahamas looks so beautiful from space. (Photo: Scott Kelly / NASA / Twitter).
15. “There used to be a river here,” explains Scott Kelly. Now it is just a very beautiful dry bed. (Photo: Scott Kelly / NASA / Twitter).
16. This is how New York looks from space. (Photo: Scott Kelly / NASA / Twitter).
17. This photograph is captioned by Kelly: Our Beautiful Land. And we completely agree with him. (Photo: Scott Kelly / NASA / Twitter).
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