The view from space can be spectacular, and those aboard the International Space Station get to see many things -- natural and manmade -- that most of us view only from a much different perspective.

Here, astronauts used a Kodak DCS760 digital camera equipped with a 400mm lens to photograph Mt. Fuji. Japan’s tallest volcano is 12,390 feet (3,776 meter) high. It's located about 70 miles (110 kilometers) west-southwest of Tokyo in central Honshu.

The summit crater is about 820 feet (250 meters) deep, with a diameter of about one-third of a mile (500 meters). Fuji last erupted in 1707 from Hoei crater, a vent on the mountain’s southeastern flank (seen here left of the summet crater).

When this image was taken, the winter snow cover highlighted trails, roads and other clearings above a certain elevation. Developments on Fuji’s lower flanks, which include military installations and tourist resorts, remained snow-free.

The image was taken Feb. 28, 2004.

Credit: NASA/JSC/ISS/EOL