33 Of The Most Amazing Earth-From-Space Photos You'll Ever See

    Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield, currently on board the International Space Station, has been sharing some pretty remarkable photos on Twitter.

    Jessica Testa
    by Jessica Testa

    BuzzFeed News Reporter

    1. Wednesday, Feb. 6

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "An angry meeting of air and water on the Chilean coast."

    2.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "The incredibly green lush wetness of the Amazon basin."

    3.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Salamanca Park and Barranquilla Industrial District Port, Colombia - river pouring silt into the sea."

    4. Tuesday, Feb. 5

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Asuncion, Paraguay, a city nearly 500 years old. The ancient street patterns are visible from space."

    5.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "From London on the Thames to the sea to the world, so much of history came from this brightly-lit city."

    6.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "This late-arriving volcano in the Andes comes with its own little lake. I bet it makes for a nice photo on Earth, too."

    7.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Looking across Madagascar to Cyclone Felleng on the horizon."

    8.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Returning from my short absence with a nice shot of Mexico. Merida, Yucatan, with a straight line to the Gulf of Mexico"

    9. Monday, Feb. 4

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Tonight's finale: The Andes mountains blur to the horizon in a cold Pacific fog."

    10.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Where the Mississippi enters the Gulf of Mexico. The soil of America's heartland forming a vast, deep delta."

    11.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "This African lake is begging for me to draw a face on it. Anybody up for a photoshop challenge?"

    12.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Clouds, shadows and sand, playing with my imagination."

    13.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... a river in South America."

    14.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "A two-dimensional fountain, a river spurting and fanning into the sea."

    15.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Glaciers hiding from the summer sun in the Andes."

    16. Sunday, Feb. 3

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Tonight's finale: The centre of the action: New Orleans - I can see the Superdome! I hope you all enjoy the #Superbowl!"

    17.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Back on the East Coast, the Chesapeake Bay from orbit. You can even see the causeway."

    18.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "In the spirit of the day: San Francisco at night - crystal clear, can even see the lights of Alcatraz from space."

    19.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "San Francisco, home of the @49ers - good luck in the game today!"

    20.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Countryside like alligator hide in South America."

    21. Saturday, Feb. 2

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Tonight's finale: This morning, over Africa, my breath was taken away."

    22.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "You know you're a big dam when you a) have your own airport & b) are visible from space"

    23.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Philadelphia, PA - the well-lit City of Liberty, Rocky, Brotherly Love and Cheese Steak."

    24.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Further East is Montreal, with Mount Royal very clear at centre."

    25.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "On the shore of Lake Ontario, Toronto. Canada's most populous city."

    26.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "The island of Cozumel, Mexico. Even from orbit it looks like a good place to SCUBA dive."

    27. Friday, Feb. 1

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Tonight's finale: The Andes mountains have an unbelievable richness of colour and texture when viewed from Earth orbit."

    28.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "A challenge: here is a view of Papua New Guinea through my lens. How would you caption it? I'll retweet my favourites!"

    29.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Kolkata, India - at night, definitely not the 'Black Hole of Calcutta' of legend. After many passes, a clear view."

    30.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa, with Table Mountain framing the bay."

    31.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Bogota, Colombia, on the edge of Chingaza National Park."

    32.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Maputo, Mozambique. Big, thriving African port city on the Indian Ocean."

    33.

    Via Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

    "Aruba and Curacao, famed islands off the Venezuelan coast."