24/01/2017

Thomas Pesquet, the astronaut who takes pictures of the Earth in his spare time

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Astronaut Thomas Pesquet began in November 2016 a new adventure on the International Space Station with the mission Next.

Thomas Pesquet


From there, through its social networks, opens a window into space so that we can see its day to day. How is the coexistence with his colleagues, the difficulties and advantages of his work ...

In addition to the details of his life as an astronaut, Thomas shares with us through his social networks a privileged vision of the earth in impressive photographs like those shown below.

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The Caribbean seen from space is as palatable as it is from Earth, it is magical, says Thomas from the International Space Station and speaks of fifty shades of blue in this picture of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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The dune sand of Namibia, Thomas Pequets says, seems to flow directly into the deep blue ocean.

superluna

In his photographic archive there is also a photo of the supermoon.

 Jura Mountains

Pesquet titled this photograph "The Jura Mountains swimming in the clouds". The Jura massif is located in the northern part of the Alps and affects territories of Switzerland, France and Germany.

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The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the largest coral reef in the world. Mr. Pesquet shares this photo of this wonder of nature while he avoga for his care.



El río Sena

The astronaut also shares a photo of his region in France, the Seine-Maritime.

Lago Nasser y Nilo

Lago Nasser and the Nile downstream from the Aswan Dam.

 

Credits: Estación Espacial Internacional/Nasa.

Thomas Pesquet Flickr

Thomas Pesquet Facebook

 

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