10 photos from space, breathtaking

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Have you ever wondered why there aurora?

The first attempt to explain the essence of the phenomenon of Mikhail Lomonosov. He found that the aurora borealis is electrical in nature.

Most of the charged particles of the solar wind that reaches our planet are recognized. However, some still manage to break into the Earth's magnetic field. These particles form a glow colliding with air molecules in the upper part of the atmosphere. Yellow, green and red colors are due to the oxygen content in the air, and for the blue and purple shades responsible nitrogen.

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The first thing that I saw in a window when he arrived at the station - this is a "leaf" in South America.

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Our planet is full of wonders and amazing places. These include the peaks are lost in the clouds.

For example, Kilimanjaro - one of the largest volcanoes in the world and the highest point of the African continent (5895 meters above sea level). Once it was an active volcano, and now its top is covered with snow, thanks to which it got its name. In the language of Swahili, it means "shining mountain".

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Once, in a spare moment I looked out the window and took a picture of the mysterious lake Salar: Jaman-Akkol, Kazakhstan.

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I think you will immediately recognize Baikal - the deepest lake in the world, the largest natural reservoir of fresh water, the pearl of Russia. Its average depth is 744 meters, and the largest - 1642!

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Look, what a beautiful "rose" I saw looking out of the window. However, it seems?

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I decided to make this picture, as we flew over China. Together with Alex Gerst carefully considered it, and it seems I still managed to catch the biggest architectural monument - the Great Wall of China! It's rarely possible to find, but I did it. A long time after her!

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Uluru is widely regarded as one of the most amazing sights, not only in Australia but all over the planet. Uluru is located almost in the center of Australia - it is often called the heart of the continent. Formed about 680 million years ago, 348-meter long orange-brown rock Uluru is considered the largest single rock in the world. Its length is 3.6 km, width - about 3 km, while the base is indented caves all decorated ancient rock drawings and stone carving. More famous mountain known feature of changing color depending on the weather and time of day.

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Smokes one of the volcanoes of the Kuril Islands. In general, the Kuriles is 68 and surface 100 submarine volcanoes. Among them there are about forty active.

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Everest - the highest peak of the Earth. Home northern mountain peak is located within the territory of China, its height is 8848 meters above sea level.

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