40 incredible images of Earth from space

To spend 12 months in orbit is extremely difficult. But the astronaut Scott Kelly boldly accepted the challenge and is going to live a year in a research module. While there, he entertains himself to photography - and I must say, this is what he gets is just amazing.

Do their scientific work Scott Kelly harder day by day. The astronaut is trying to set a record and become the first American to spend 12 months on board the space module. The consequences of such an experiment is not long in coming: six months of permanent residence in weightlessness muscle men slowly subside. But it does not affect his talent - photographs taken by astronauts hands, striking in their beauty and charm.

April 5. "Easter bunny visited the space station."

April 15. "Sometimes it seems that our world is shining."

April 27th. "Sometimes the Earth looks like a completely alien planet."

May 8th. "Lonely mountain ranges shared horizon and cast a deep shadow - witness the planet's faults and her past traumas."

May 19. "Rivers and tributaries branching, like fractals."

22nd of May. "Sand Island in the shallow water."

May 24. "Honolulu, Hawaii".

May 28th. "Ceasing PMM model in the new port of Node 3, and thus blocked the window. It is unlikely that someone uses it again for photographing. "

the 9th of June. "Green fields in south-east Asia."

On 14 June. "Rain will turn green hue African desert."

On 18 June. "Sand and shadow thread turned a desert into an exquisite tapestry."

22nd of June. "Barren River bed of branching along the ground, making it a mess of exposed rock and sediment."

June 25. "Bare rocks are washed away by the winds, are cut ephemeral rivers and parted ways."

27th of June. "Large African desert dunes with a height of 400 kilometers."

27th of June. "Northern Lights lit up red and green planet. In the foreground - the solar panels of the International Space Station. "

July 2. "Day 97. Goodnight Moon. "

July 6. "When the salt water evaporates, it leaves behind a ring of mineral deposits from halite, borax, sylvite and gypsum."

July 9th. “Earth without art is just Eh ".

July 10. "Eye of the Sahara is perfect as always."

July 13. "Early in the morning the aurora borealis is painted in red and green."

July 17th. "Beautiful Land colored river sediments and bright shiny minerals."

July 19. "The reefs of the Bahamas."

July 19. "Earth, Venus, Jupiter and the Moon."

July 22. "The red sands of the African desert and rocks."

July 25th. "Night in Japan. In the foreground - the device "Union" is joined with MRM1 module and a cargo capsule "Progress". '

July 28th. "The glaciers and peaks of the Andes."

July 29. "Star dunes reflect the complex nature of the wind in the desert."

August 1. "Linear dunes in the desert."

August 2. "Seasonal flows destroy mountains and form mineral deposits."

August 4th. "The main thing in the art of the abstract - it is not of this world. The main thing in the art of the Earth - it is our peace. "

August 4th. "Strong current destroys the shore of the island."

6 August. "A small island in the south-east Asia."

9 August. "Milky Way in all its glory."

10th of August. "The western part of the United States at night: the city of light yellow-orange light, lightning - blue and white."

August 15. "Northern Lights envelops our planet in pink and green."

August 17th. "Snow on Kilimanjaro".

on 27 August. "It's green, turquoise, blue-green or celadon?"

August 28. "Purple Northern Lights, which I saw on the 154-th night stay in space."

August 31. "Human impact on the Earth can be seen as an act of art."

4 September. "What's in a name: this bright blue area is called the Red Sea."

6 September. "Mineral deposits on the bottom of rivers are stained in deep orange color".

Based on materials Earth & Space.