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These are the best photos of Earth taken from the ISS in 2020

Dec 31, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment

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Living on Earth in 2020 was quite a challenge, to put it mildly. But when you move 400 km away from our home planet, it looks peaceful, quiet, and stunningly beautiful. NASA recently shared 20 top photos of Earth made by the ISS astronauts to remind us that our planet is actually a wonderful place. At least from afar.

NASA’s Johnson Space Center explains that folks who live and work on the ISS “take thousands of photographs of their home planet every year.” So, at the end of this crazy year, people from the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit at Johnson Space Center chose a few of their favorites.  You can see all of them if you keep scrolling, and also see them as a slideshow in the video above. Make sure to check out the photos and more details at the Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.

Cuba and the Bahamas

Cooper Creek, Australia

Corsica in sunlight

Dust over Cyprus

Fall Colors Near Ottawa, Canada

The Great Lakes

Kerguelen Islands

Wind Farms on Maui

Moonrise over southern Atlantic Ocean

Lakes and Fires, southern Kenya

Sunrise over Great Australian Bight

Paris at Night

Flooding along the Nile in Sudan

New Zealand

Terminator over western Australia

Airglow above western Indian Ocean

Dust Plume over southern Argentina

Reefs of Moindou Bay, New Caledonia

Cloud Swirl above northern Sahara Desert

Earth and Moon from Crew Dragon

[via Digital Trends; image credits: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center]

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Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: Earth, international Space Station, ISS, NASA, space exploration, space photography

About Dunja Djudjic

Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

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