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VIDEO: Astronaut's view of the world
Need a few moments of Zen? This video from NASA's Johnson Space Center has seven of them, traveling over the Earth from the coast of Namibia to the Amazon Basin to capture an astronaut's view of the world. The incredible images are narrated by Dr. Justin Wilkinson, a soothing astronaut who points out the many rivers, mountains, deserts, and other features shown on NASA's camera from far above. You can see Utah's Salt Lake, Sicily's cloud-covered Mt. Etna; there's even footage of Hurricane Florence, forming a perfect spiral over the Atlantic Ocean.
Sit back, put the video in full-screen mode, and start dreaming of your next travel destination. What an astronaut's camera sees.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mary Jun 1st 2011 11:52AM
Absolutely breathtaking. When you see the earth from this perspective, it is quite fascinating, almost mystical. Thank you for sharing this. By the way, the music really adds to the visual experience.
Al Schrader Jun 1st 2011 8:22PM
When you see footage like this you realize how incredible the earth really is.
There is something propelling the vehicle around the earth even though none of the engines are operating. I found this because I have the only graviton laboratory on earth...Alfred-
Tracie Smith Jun 1st 2011 12:08PM
THIS is why they should continue the Shuttle program...these videos are AMAZING!!! PROOF we serve an AMAZING God and Creator!!!
SO beautiful and peaceful...LOVE the music.
rkniolek Jun 1st 2011 3:33PM
wow the earth looks so beautiful from space seems so peaceful, but in all reality it is total caos down here
No Land Jun 1st 2011 8:04PM
Earth it's not what it looks like, staying above earth is safest than below-due to man destroy and ruin everything. (dumb-people)Should I say anything else?