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#8 of 13 Most Popular Galleries of 2013: Incredible photos from space
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Australia - the dryness creates colours and textures that make the Outback immediately recognizable from space. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)![From the vantage point of the International Space Station, astronauts frequently observe atmospheric and surface phenomena in ways that are impossible to view from the ground. Two such phenomena—gravity waves and sunglint—are illustrated in this photograph of northeastern Lake Superior. (June 24)]()
2/30Gravity Waves and Sunglint, Lake Superior
From the vantage point of the International Space Station, astronauts frequently observe atmospheric and surface phenomena in ways that are impossible to view from the ground. Two such phenomena—gravity waves and sunglint—are illustrated in this photograph of northeastern Lake Superior. (June 24)NASA![Dr. Seuss-inspired swirls in the Black Sea. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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Dr. Seuss-inspired swirls in the Black Sea. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)
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![Tonight's Finale: The Moon rising over a bed of cloud. A constant reminder to us all of what can be achieved. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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Tonight's Finale: The Moon rising over a bed of cloud. A constant reminder to us all of what can be achieved. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)![Spaceships glowing blue in the dawn as we leave Florida headed across the Atlantic. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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Spaceships glowing blue in the dawn as we leave Florida headed across the Atlantic. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)![Clouds swoop in on Crimea, a white bird on the Black Sea. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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Clouds swoop in on Crimea, a white bird on the Black Sea. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)Yahoo News is better in the app
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![Canada rocks. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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Canada rocks. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)![Tonight's Finale: Boston, you're a beautiful harbor city. Hope your Bruins play a memorable game tonight vs the Leafs. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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Tonight's Finale: Boston, you're a beautiful harbor city. Hope your Bruins play a memorable game tonight vs the Leafs. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)![You can see how high we are when you see how close this jet trail is to the ground. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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You can see how high we are when you see how close this jet trail is to the ground. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)Yahoo News is better in the app
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![Looking out the windows of ISS, every day is Earth Day. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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Looking out the windows of ISS, every day is Earth Day. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)![One quick look at our planet reminds me of the importance of Earth Day. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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One quick look at our planet reminds me of the importance of Earth Day. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)![How’s this for a view: An astronaut’s photo from space captures a unique perspective of the Colorado plateau along the Utah-Arizona border. The confluence of the Colorado and San Juan rivers can also be seen -– the silvery section is sunlight reflected from the water. --Claudine Zap (Image credit: NASA)]()
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How’s this for a view: An astronaut’s photo from space captures a unique perspective of the Colorado plateau along the Utah-Arizona border. The confluence of the Colorado and San Juan rivers can also be seen -– the silvery section is sunlight reflected from the water. --Claudine Zap (Image credit: NASA)Yahoo News is better in the app
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![Arid fingers of sand-blasted rock look like they're barely holding on against the hot Saharan wind. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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Arid fingers of sand-blasted rock look like they're barely holding on against the hot Saharan wind. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)![From London on the Thames to the sea to the world, so much of history came from this brightly-lit city. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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From London on the Thames to the sea to the world, so much of history came from this brightly-lit city. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)![San Francisco Bay with a view of the Golden Gate Bridge. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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San Francisco Bay with a view of the Golden Gate Bridge. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)Yahoo News is better in the app
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![The wondrously wildly beautiful surface of our world (near the Etosha Pan in Africa). <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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The wondrously wildly beautiful surface of our world (near the Etosha Pan in Africa). (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)![From seashells to galaxies to this storm, Nature loves spirals. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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From seashells to galaxies to this storm, Nature loves spirals. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)![Boston at night, glowing under a trace of fog. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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Boston at night, glowing under a trace of fog. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)Yahoo News is better in the app
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![Tonight's finale: Full Moon rising. So near, and yet... <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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Tonight's finale: Full Moon rising. So near, and yet... (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)![A clearer view of Vancouver on a sunny day - can clearly see the ferry terminal, airport and many boats in the Inlet. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/290595109798567936/photo/1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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A clearer view of Vancouver on a sunny day - can clearly see the ferry terminal, airport and many boats in the Inlet. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)![Sandstorm on the edge of farming country in the American Northwest. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/290542446771830785/photo/1/large" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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Sandstorm on the edge of farming country in the American Northwest. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)Yahoo News is better in the app
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![Lava Carbuncle - an ancient intrusion of tough, hard rock in southwestern Africa. Quite likely also Namibia. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/290562463374647296/photo/1/large" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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Lava Carbuncle - an ancient intrusion of tough, hard rock in southwestern Africa. Quite likely also Namibia. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)![The Australian bushfires, this one near Burrinjuck Dam. Look closely and you can see the flames from orbit. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/289147637842731009/photo/1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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The Australian bushfires, this one near Burrinjuck Dam. Look closely and you can see the flames from orbit. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)![Key West, Florida. A fun place to rent a bike and see for yourself. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/289395976806993921/photo/1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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Key West, Florida. A fun place to rent a bike and see for yourself. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)Yahoo News is better in the app
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![Even from 400 km up you can sense the searing dryness of southern Saudi Arabia. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/288421540205305856/photo/1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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Even from 400 km up you can sense the searing dryness of southern Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)![Goose Bay, Happy Valley, Labrador. I flew CF-18s as an RCAF fighter pilot here. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/288644478791729152/photo/1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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Goose Bay, Happy Valley, Labrador. I flew CF-18s as an RCAF fighter pilot here. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)![Tonight's finale: The pall of smoke clouds over Australia, as seen from orbit. A rare view of the bushfires' effect. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/290603367762378753/photo/1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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Tonight's finale: The pall of smoke clouds over Australia, as seen from orbit. A rare view of the bushfires' effect. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)Yahoo News is better in the app
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![Thunderstorm from above. What animal to you see? <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/288726744381403138/photo/1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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Thunderstorm from above. What animal to you see? (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)![Here is a closer view of Qingdao (Tsingtao). Much easier to see the bridge in this photo. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/289077421754429440/photo/1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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Here is a closer view of Qingdao (Tsingtao). Much easier to see the bridge in this photo. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)![An island made for running laps. Off the coast of Indonesia. <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/289095268929007617/photo/1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter);elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">(Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)</a>]()
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An island made for running laps. Off the coast of Indonesia. (Photo by Chris Hadfield/Twitter)
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield beamed back incredible photographs of Earth from aboard the International Space Station. Hadfield made his way back home to Earth. In his absence, other ISS astronauts have taken up the photography mantle.
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