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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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by Lauren Hansen
March 2, 2016

(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

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Sept. 30, 2015

Lake Tengis, Kazakhstan

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May 10, 2015

Ominous clouds over the American heartland.

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Feb. 2, 2016

The Richat Structure, also known as the Eye of the Sahara

May 14, 2015

Earth's jagged surface

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Feb. 6, 2016

Cracking ice on Lake Gomang, Tibet

July 2, 2015

The moon

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Oct. 12, 2015

Australia

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Aug. 11, 2015

The Perseid meteor shower

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Aug. 29, 2015

The colorful palette of the Spanish coast

Oct. 23, 2015

Cedar Ridge, Wyoming

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Aug. 27, 2015

The Aurora Borealis

Oct. 28, 2015

A spacewalk selfie

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Jan. 23, 2016

Snowstorm Jonas over the eastern U.S.

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Jan. 16, 2016

The Bahamas

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March 1, 2016

Kelly's last sunrise from space

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