#EarthArt From the International Space Station : If This is Not What Makes One Stand in Awe of Our Colossal Planet, What Else Can

On May 28, 2014  Reid Wiseman (an American) , Maxim Suraev ( a Russian), and Alexander Gerst (a German) went on a 166-day space mission.  During their voyage in space, Astronaut  Reid Wiseman  tweeted photos of the Earth and shared intriguing videos of our planet as seen from the International Space Station. The pictures are just awesome and include crew selfies ,  photos of our planet in miniature form, images of different states of USA,  images of different Countries and some important landmarks. The shots he took from up there have been tweeted by him throughout his expedition with the hashtag #EarthArt. I was so fascinated by the pictures that i had to share some of them here. I’ll caption them exactly as captioned by Astronaut Reid Wiseman on Twitter. I  got mesmerized by these pictures. I’m sure all of you reading my post will get mesmerized too. If this is not what makes one stand in awe of our colossal  planet, what else can.

This is where it all began for @NASA

Oh my. #Florida and the #Bahamas a moment ago. Unbelievable beauty.

Wow, easy to spot the commercial airliner arrival corridor into #LA

Super view of the Finger Lakes in New York.

Indescribably emotional to see this. DC, Baltimore, NYC, Great Lakes just before #Sunrise

I can’t help but smile every time we fly towards the #California coast.

Wow!!! San Diego, LA, San Francisco. And Vegas sticks out a bit in the desert!

#Hawaii blue waters and spiraling clouds. #Earth still amazes me every day.

A little #EarthArt from near #Yellowstone

I love it up here. This morning looking towards #Canada and #aurora

A #volcano in #Mexico oozes fresh lava and a tiny bit of steam

I love flying over the west coast of South America.

Still some snow capping the #Andes but summer is on the way.

Almost yin and yang over #Brazil in this odd #EarthArt

#Africa is pure art from above.

Sand from #Africa blows west across the #Atlantic

The #Nile #Africa and windswept desert. I love flying over this area.

Oddest clouds I’ve ever seen. Over #Africa. #SkyScience #EarthArt

No doubt about it, those are some GREAT #Pyramids at #Giza

Southeastern Mediterranean, Libyan Desert, Nile River Delta & Valley, Red Sea, Gulf of Suez. #EarthArt

Breathtaking. The #Nile and the Red Sea meet the Mediterranean.

Goodnight to #Europe and northern #Africa from the #ISS

#Italy is the most photogenic of countries, day or night.

Fresh snow caps the #Alps with sun glinting off the Med. Fun to watch winter arriving across the north.

Afternoon clouds stop just short of #London #England

#Italy at top #Croatia at bottom – neat to see how land was ripped apart long ago.

#EarthArt –a beautiful bridge in what I think is #greece

Any #F1 fans out there? I think this is Autodromo Nazionale Monza

146 days orbiting #Earth and this is the first time I saw #Everest on a crystal clear afternoon.

Passing over India just now. Undoctored…unedited…unbelievable.

#Delhi India enjoys a clear night as clouds begin to blur neighboring cities

#SuperTyphoon #Vongfang – I’ve seen many from here, but none like this

By luck, I spotted this breathtaking #volcano #EarthArt as we flew over #China

Unbelievable #EarthArt looking straight down on #Iran just now.

Amazing view of #Jordan #Israel #Lebanon #Syria #Cyprus and #Turkey

The rings of #Moscow at night – been trying to get this shot for a long time. #success

Almost all of #Japan at dawn.

A little #EarthArt thanks to #NewZealand

#EarthArt – Red desert of #Australia is truly unbelievable.

My favorite views from #space – just past #sunrise over the ocean.

I still chuckle at how tiny our #Moon looks from up here.

I still have trouble comprehending that this impossibly thin blue curve keeps everything alive beneath it.

Last picture from the #cupola – thanks for making this fun!

What a ride it has been. 166 days in #space, time for me @astro_alex @msuraev to head home.