Incredible photographs of our planet from NASA (15 photos)

NASA has released a series of photographs taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station, from an altitude of over 400 kilometers. You've never seen our planet like this!







The Caribbean Sea from space: The image shows the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, and southern Florida. The turquoise sea around the Bahamas contrasts with the deep blue ocean waters.

Cooper Creek River floodplain in Australia. The floodplain of the intermittent river reaches 50 kilometers in width in some places. Its territory is crisscrossed by narrow channels that fill during the flood season. Recently, rainfall in this region has increased, causing the channels to fill more frequently. The alternating channels and wastelands create a delightful landscape that is truly Martian.



The sun is reflected in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Corsica is at the bottom of the image, Sardinia is above, the coast of Tunisia and Algeria is visible to the south, and the Sahara Desert is visible on the horizon.



Dust clouds from the Syrian Desert obscure Cyprus. A pale moon is visible above the horizon, setting into the Earth's shadow.



Ottawa, Canada's capital, lies at the confluence of three waterways—the Ottawa River, the Gatineau River, and the Rideau Canal—which are clearly visible in this photograph.



The Great Lakes in winter. The photograph shows three lakes located on the border between the United States and Canada: Lakes Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. The Keweenaw Peninsula, part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, jutting into Lake Superior, is clearly visible in the photograph. 22% of the water surface is covered by ice—significantly below the winter average of 55%.



The Kerguelen Islands are the most remote islands on Earth, located in a vast triangle of water in the Indian Ocean between Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. The islands have only one small settlement, Port-au-Prince, home to biologists studying the local fauna and animal migrations.



Maui, the second largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago. Rows of wind turbines are visible below—this is the state's largest wind farm.



Kenya. Smoke from the wildfires engulfing the south of the country is clearly visible in this photo.



Paris at night.



New Zealand.



A dust storm over Patagonia and southern Argentina is a typical phenomenon in these regions of South America during the dry season.



Clouds over the northern Sahara.



The Moon above the Earth: a view from space.