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
(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
Scott Kelly inside the Cupola, complete with a 360-degree view of Earth and the International Space Station
Sept. 30, 2015
Lake Tengis, Kazakhstan
May 10, 2015
Ominous clouds over the American heartland.
Feb. 2, 2016
The Richat Structure, also known as the Eye of the Sahara
May 14, 2015
Earth's jagged surface
Feb. 6, 2016
Cracking ice on Lake Gomang, Tibet
July 2, 2015
The moon
Oct. 12, 2015
Australia
Aug. 11, 2015
The Perseid meteor shower
Aug. 29, 2015
The colorful palette of the Spanish coast
Oct. 23, 2015
Cedar Ridge, Wyoming
Aug. 27, 2015
The Aurora Borealis
Oct. 28, 2015
A spacewalk selfie
Jan. 23, 2016
Snowstorm Jonas over the eastern U.S.
Jan. 16, 2016
The Bahamas
March 1, 2016
Kelly's last sunrise from space
