Yesterday, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield for his favourite hockey team’s opening game. In the meantime, he’s been busy tweeting his latest photos of astounding landscapes from the International Space Station. Here are a few of our favourites. Sandrine Ceurstemont
The Australian outback looks like an abstract painting in this view, its iron-rich soil appearing even more vivid from far above. Ridges in its flat topography resemble brushstrokes.
(Image: Chris Hadfield/Canadian Space Agency/ISS)
Flying over a desert, Hadfield tweets, “Even as I click the shutter, it’s hard to believe what I see.”
(Image: Chris Hadfield/Canadian Space Agency/ISS)
In the US Southwest, a snowstorm has crafted its own border. “It’s a natural yin and yang on the prairie,” writes Hadfield.
(Image: Chris Hadfield/Canadian Space Agency/ISS)
From this picture, it’s almost possible to feel what Canada is like in the winter. As the ISS passes over the country’s east coast, the tumultuous and icy conditions on land and at sea are clear to see.
(Image: Chris Hadfield/Canadian Space Agency/ISS)
The south coast of Pakistan presents a unique abstract design, reminiscent of . “It’s like the sand is being sprayed with icing sugar,” tweets Hadfield.
(Image: Chris Hadfield/Canadian Space Agency/ISS)
