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Incredible Photos Taken From ISS By Alex Gerst Are Quite Simply, Breathtaking

The View From The Best Office In The Solar System
The Huffington Post UK
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Ever since Chris Hadfield brought cruising in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to the social media age, astronauts have had a tough time impressing up.

Step forward, Alexander Gerst, currently orbiting the Earth at a rather scenic 420 km which allows him to take photos like this...

Pretty impressive, no?

Here's a selection of his finest photos so far.

Postcards from the ISS
Chile(01 of17)
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(credit:Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA)
Egypt and the Great Pyramid at Giza(02 of17)
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(credit:Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA)
Sicily and the 'boot' of Southern Italy (03 of17)
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(credit:Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA)
Texas oil fields (04 of17)
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(credit:Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA)
Alex Gerst(05 of17)
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Deforestation in Africa(06 of17)
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(credit:Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA)
Aotearoa, New Zealand (07 of17)
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(credit:Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA)
The Aral Sea(08 of17)
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(credit:Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA)
Mount Etna In Sicily (09 of17)
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(credit:Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA)
Europe by night(10 of17)
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(credit:Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA)
A sea of icebergs(11 of17)
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(credit:Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA)
Crop fields in the American Mid-West (12 of17)
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(credit:Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA)
The sand dunes of the Sahara (13 of17)
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(credit:Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA)
The Salar de Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia(14 of17)
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(credit:Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA)
Tianjin in northern China(15 of17)
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(credit:Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA)
The UK(16 of17)
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(credit:Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA)
The Volga River, Russia, is Europe's longest river(17 of17)
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(credit:Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA)
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