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Earth's Ecosystems Look Juicy When Seen From Space
Brazil's Sao Simao Reservoir looks like a painted scifi planetscape in this photo, taken by astronauts on the International Space Station. Astronaut photos from the ISS help with understanding and managing complex ecosystems like wetlands and coral reefs. But mostly they just look fucking cool. This is the 300,000th image NASA has downloaded from the ISS. Click through for a gallery of other recent images. More »