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Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Chris Hadfield's photographs of Earth from space

Posted on 22:50 by Unknown
During his 5 months in space on board the International Space Station, Commander Chris Hadfield has gained 790,000 followers on Twitter thanks to his regular posts

Chris Hadfield's images: US - Mexican border
Same land, different politics. The US - Mexican border, seen from space

Chris Hadfield's images: New Zealand's South Island
Mother Nature uses a protractor, like here in New Zealand's South Island

Chris Hadfield's images: Salt ponds and the Dead Sea
Salt ponds and the Dead Sea. Such an abruptly apt name

see more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/gallery/2013/may/13/chris-hadfield-space-in-pictures#/?picture=408801174&index=9
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