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ISS astronaut shares breathtaking pictures of Geneva and its lakes from space

Thomas Pesquet, An International Space Station (ISS) Astronaut Has Shared Breathtaking Images Of Earth From Space On Social Media.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Hina Khan | Updated on: 23 Jan 2017, 12:10:33 PM
ISS astronaut shares breathtaking pictures of Geneva and its lakes from ISS (Twitter/Thomas Pesquet)

New Delhi:

Thomas Pesquet, an International Space Station (ISS) astronaut has shared breathtaking images of earth from space on social media.

The French astronaut recently completed his spacewalk, outside of ISS and it was during this visit that he clicked some pictures of earth, one of which he recently shared on his Twitter account.

Pesquet has shared a spectacular view of Geneva, the amazing Switzerland city, and its lake. 

He has been sharing spectacular images from the space of different regions. One of the photos is of Ukraine and the Black Sea as seen from ISS.

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He shared the image with caption “Geneva and its lake seem calm on this winter day. You can see their famous water fountain in this picture”.

What is noteworthy about this sharing is the fact that the sightings of Geneva are found to be pretty blurred but its lake is clearly notable.

About Thomas Pesquet

He is a veteran French astronomer, an aerospace engineer, pilot, and the cosmonaut of European Space Agency (ESA).

Since 19th November 2016, he is part of ISS and currently is on onboard it

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First Published : 23 Jan 2017, 08:46:00 AM

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