14 Stunning NASA Images Capturing Earth From Space

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Eye In The Sky

Our Earth looks majestic from up above the sky. In the next slides are some images taken by the Expedition 71 crew aboard the International Space Station. Don't miss the Mansarovar-Rakshastal image.

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A Moonset

The New Moon sets behind Earth's atmosphere in this long-duration photograph taken by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick.

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The Nile From Above

The Nile River runs alongside the Red Sea in this photograph taken from the space station as it orbited 258 miles above the Middle East.

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The Santa Cruz

The Santa Cruz River empties into the Argentine Sea in Argentina's southernmost province. Photograph taken from the ISS as it orbited 267 miles above the South American nation's coast.

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Lake Cardiel

The bright turquoise Lake Cardiel is a favourite with the fishermen as its alkaline water creates a rich habitat for salmon and other species.

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Spacefarers

Tiny satellites, also known as CubeSats, pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit from a small satellite orbital deployer on the outside of the ISS's Kibo laboratory module.

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Lake Urmia

The rich red saltwater of Lake Urmia pictured from 260 miles above. The lake has shrunk over the past few decades, causing higher salt concentrations in the water, resulting in the shades of red and orange.

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The Strait Of Gibraltar

The Strait of Gibraltar separates Morocco (left) and Spain (right) while connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea.

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Mud Volcano in Pakistan

Mud Volcano in Pakistan's Chagai. Chandragup mud volcano in southwestern Pakistan is an important stop for Hindu pilgrims on their way to Hinglaj Mata shrine.

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Beaming Yangtze

The Yangtze River shines in the Sun's glint as wildfires burn in the surrounding forestland near the city of Wuhan in China's province of Hubei.

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A Storm Is Brewing

Hurricane Beryl is pictured as a Category 4 storm south of Barbados as the ISS orbited 262 miles above the Caribbean Sea.

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A Duo of Tibetan Lakes

Manasarovar (right) and Rakshastal (left) lakes pictured from 257 miles above Tibet. Fed by the Kailash Glaciers, Manasarovar is a high-altitude freshwater lake, connected to its neighbouring saltwater lake by the Ganga Chhu river.

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Sri Lanka From Top

Sri Lanka, surrounded by the Indian Ocean, photographed from nearly 260 miles above.

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