Here are astronaut Scott Kelly's most jaw-dropping photos from his year in space

While spending a record 340 days in space, the American spaceman snapped some pretty breathtaking views

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Lake Tengis, Kazakhstan
(Image credit: NASA/Scott Kelly)

(REUTERS/Kirill Kudryavtsev/Pool)Kelly and Kornienko lived aboard the International Space Station for a little less than a year. And now, as the American who has spent the most consecutive days in space, Kelly's experience will, among other things, help NASA gain more insights into the effects of long-term weightlessness, a stepping stone to Mars.

July 12, 2015
(Image credit: Scott Kelly inside the Cupola, complete with a 360-degree view of Earth and the International Space Station)

Sept. 30, 2015
(Image credit: Lake Tengis, Kazakhstan)

May 10, 2015
(Image credit: Ominous clouds over the American heartland.)

Feb. 2, 2016
(Image credit: The Richat Structure, also known as the Eye of the Sahara)

May 14, 2015
(Image credit: Earth's jagged surface)

Feb. 6, 2016
(Image credit: Cracking ice on Lake Gomang, Tibet)

July 2, 2015
(Image credit: The moon)

Oct. 12, 2015
(Image credit: Australia)

Aug. 11, 2015
(Image credit: The Perseid meteor shower)

Aug. 29, 2015
(Image credit: The colorful palette of the Spanish coast)

Oct. 23, 2015
(Image credit: Cedar Ridge, Wyoming)

Aug. 27, 2015
(Image credit: The Aurora Borealis)

Oct. 28, 2015
(Image credit: A spacewalk selfie)

Jan. 23, 2016
(Image credit: Snowstorm Jonas over the eastern U.S.)

Jan. 16, 2016
(Image credit: The Bahamas)

March 1, 2016
(Image credit: Kelly's last sunrise from space)

Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.