“Here’s our beautiful spaceship docked to the ISS. What a great way to arrive.” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
In der Nacht zum Dienstag sind die Astronauten der ISS-Expedition 34/ISS-Expedition 35 Chris Hadfield (Kanada/CSA) und Thomas Marshburn (USA/NASA) sicher zur Erde zurückgekehrt. Hadfield und Marshburn waren seit dem 21. Dezember 2012 an Bord der Internationalen Raumstation (ISS) und haben in dieser Zeit via Twitter (@Cmdr_Hadfield und @AstroMarshburn) viele tolle Bilder zur Erde geschickt. Hier ein Best-of dieser Bilder.
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“Glorious shoreline on the Red Sea – we keep lists of post-flight places to visit!” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
“Just a glance from the Red Sea are canyons on the Arabian Peninsula” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
““We’ve been flying a “high-beta” orbit: pic shows our line of travel skimming beside dusk (or dawn). Lots more sun!” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
“Where desert and mountains meet – we’re over the edge of the Gobi.” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
“More volcano-spotting! Mt. Taranaki on New Zealand’s North Island served as the backdrop in the movie The Last Samurai.” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
““Hey Tahoe – how’s the skiing?” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
“Beautiful view the other day of Monterey Bay along the sunny California coast” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
“This landmark cleaving the Earth’s crust is easy to spot from space – the Grand Canyon” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
“One of the few man-made edifices you can see from space with the naked eye – the Aswan Dam” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
“Volcanoes punctuate the evergreen forests of the NW: Rainier, Adams, and St. Helens” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
“Fragile winter leaves? Nope, this is actually fog in the valleys of the Peruvian Andes at sunset” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
“Unmistakable Alexandria, Cairo, and the Nile – unique in the world” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
“The water cycle at a glimpse: from New Zealand’s snowfields to her shoreline” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
“Often hidden under fog, it was a crystal clear night in San Francisco last night – an unmistakable sight from space” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
“Sunset on Mexico’s Popo-Izta National Park, with Popo showing a plume” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
“Our orbital track brings us tantalizingly close to cloud-covered Antarctica. This lone ice floe tells us we’re close” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
“The Caribbean and the ISS sharing an evening yesterday – wonderful and peaceful end to the day” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
“Venice, Italy – even from 250 miles up, you can see its famous canals among the characteristic red roofs” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
“Day ended the other day with a surprise view of Mt. Fuji in the morning” /via Thomas Marshburn/NASA
“Docked to the mother ship – our Soyuz and an unmanned Progress resupply ship. Great view from the Cupola windows” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“Open the window cover and you suddenly see the harshly-lit Station against the velvet blackness of forever.” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“Soyuz in the Desert – coming up to dock with the station with a view of the Sahara below.” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“Earth, Moon and Soyuz: Kevin Ford took this picture as we approached Station last week. Science fiction into fact.” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“The Rockies are beautiful, and very much so from orbit – What an amazing view! (photo taken 30 Dec 12)” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“The Space Station followed this valley across the Prairie – 30 Dec 12. Recognize where it is?” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“The Alps are beautiful, even from orbit. Taken on the last day of 2012 from the International Space Station.” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“The beauty of the Bahamas is surreal; every blue that exists. Taken on New Year’s Day, 2013 from the Space Station.” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“Latakia, Syria – deceptively calm and beautiful, strife-torn on the shore on the sea. Peaceful from such a distance.” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“The Pyramids at Giza, Egypt – can you see them?” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“Volcanoes look dramatic at dawn. They startled me when I spotted them through the lens.” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“Photographing Earth – in the Cupola with the big lens” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“Sandstorm in the Northwest US. You can see where they start. Not exactly sure where, though. Anybody down there know?” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“Tonight’s finale: The pall of smoke clouds over Australia, as seen from orbit. A rare view of the bushfires’ effect.” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“The Amazon, as though it were clearing away the clouds. A hugely impressive river, even from orbit.” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa, with Table Mountain framing the bay.” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“The Dragon spaceship high over Mount Etna – both spitting fire.” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“Tonight’s Finale: From Ontario to Superior, the Great Lakes in mid-March, as-seen from Earth orbit.” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“Düsseldorf, Germany, where the Düssel flows into the winding Rhine.” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“Tonight’s Finale: The Galapagos – just far enough apart to give Darwin something to think about.” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
“Here’s looking at you. Chris and Tom take a minute with visors to look up-sun at my camera in the window.” /via Chris Hadfield/CSA/NASA
