Astronaut tweets amazing visuals of Earth
US astronaut Terry W Virts has been tweeting amazing pictures and videos of Earth from aboard the International Space Station (ISS) including some of India.
On his second mission for Nasa, Virts is the commander for Expedition 43. The mission involves research on medical, psychological and biomedical studies. The crew will also study meteors entering the Earth’s atmosphere.
Along with him are five other astronauts – Samantha Cristoforettin from Italy, Anton Shkaplerov, Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko from Russia and Scott Kelly from the US.
Here are some visuals from Virts’ twitter feed:
Lots of colors in western #India, here is #Mumbai and #Ahmadabad, with #Delhi in the far distance. pic.twitter.com/y8K2TTT1en
— Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) May 14, 2015
Gulf of Oman, #Iran and #Pakistan under a bright sun. pic.twitter.com/YQruFzksIY
— Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) May 14, 2015
Where #Pakistan meets #India. #Karachi pic.twitter.com/2ezdv6PNmr
— Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) May 14, 2015
I wish I’d been two minutes quicker with the camera. We were right above this and surrounded by green! #spa… https://t.co/vmRapt3f9B
— Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) May 13, 2015
Flying away from one of the most incredible auroras I’ve seen, just west of #Australia. pic.twitter.com/8ukggCwfHr
— Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) May 13, 2015
Flying over the remnants of #Ana, from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic. #spacevine https://t.co/sq0OG0TqEV
— Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) May 11, 2015
The Himalayan peaks are amazing at sunset. Mt Kangchenjunga in sunlight, while the other peaks fall into shadow. pic.twitter.com/tZZW0DElbA
— Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) May 11, 2015
#HappyMothersDay!!! Here’s a #sunrise picture for all the moms out there- we appreciate you! pic.twitter.com/hvulRw7lXW
— Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) May 10, 2015
Thunderstorms near Indonesia. #SpaceVine https://t.co/RkMqC1drwc
— Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) May 10, 2015
Astronaut tweets amazing visuals of Earth
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