Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Amazing Photos of Earth From Space

Weightless Funhouse Mirror in Space

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield took this image of a weightless bubble of water in space on Jan. 23, 2013. Hadfield blew air on the sphere causing it to distort in the image.

Outback From Orbit

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Expedition 34 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield took this image of the Australian outback on Jan. 24, 2013.

Cauliflower Clouds Over the Amazon

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Expedition 34 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield took this image of cauliflower clouds over the Amazon rainforest on Jan. 29, 2013.

The Aswan Dam

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Expedition 34 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield took this image of the Aswan Dam's reservoir, Lake Nasser, glinting in the sunlight on Jan. 28, 2013. The Aswan Dam is situated across the Nile river.

Mouth of a RIver in Australia

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Expedition 34 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield took this image of the mouth of a river in Australia on Jan. 26, 2013.

Along the Suez Canal

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Expedition 34 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield took this image of Ships waiting for a pilot to guide them through the Suez Canal, from the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea on Jan. 25, 2013.

San Diego to Tijuana

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Expedition 34 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield took this stunning image of the U.S. west coast on Jan. 20, 2013. It spans from San Diego, California to Tijuana, Mexico.

Lights of Toronto

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Expedition 34 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield took this image of the lights of Toronto, Canada on Jan. 19, 2013.

The Great Salt Lake

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Expedition 34 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield took this image of the Great Salt Lake in Utah on Jan. 20, 2013.

Edwards Air Force Base From the ISS

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Expedition 34 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield took this image of the dry salt lake beds of Edwards Air Force Base in California on Jan. 22, 2013. He wrote on Twitter, "I landed in many different types of aircraft here, including Space Shuttle Endeavour."

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