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In pictures: Photos from outer space

Astronaut Chris Hadfield, who returns to Earth on Monday, has taken stunning shots from International Space Station.

On December 19, 2012, a Soyuz spacecraft carrying Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, US astronaut Tom Marshburn and Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station.
Published On 13 May 2013

On Monday, astronaut Chris Hadfield – the first Canadian commander of a spaceship – will return to Earth with fellow astronauts Roman Romanenko and Tom Marshburn. The three have been aboard the International Space Station for the past five months.

Below, see photos of Earth that Hadfield snapped from outer space:

US astronaut Thomas Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield (left to right) wait in their spacesuits before a trial on a simulator of the International Space Station, a month before departing for the spaceship.
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Hadfield watches a water bubble float freely between him and the camera, showing his image refracted, in the Unity node of the International Space Station. Hadfield became the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station on March 13, 2013.
Taking advantage of a weightless environment onboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, Hadfield juggles some tomatoes, which he probably considers to be among the more delicious components of a recent "package" that arrived from Earth.
The Greek island of Corfu is shown in this photo posted on Twitter by Hadfield on January 7.
Newfoundland and Labrador, shot without zoom, is shown in a photo posted on Twitter by Hadfield.
Latakia, Syria is shown in this photo posted on Twitter by Hadfield.
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This photo taken by Hadfield shows the Noctilucent Cloud, a rare super-high-altitude cloud barely visible from Earth.
This photo taken by Hadfield shows corn rows of sand, tightly sculpted by wind, heat and time in Saudi Arabia.
The tip of Lake Ontario, Canada is pictured in this handout photo taken by Hadfield.