These Photos Taken From The International Space Station Are Incredible

When NASA astronaut Scott Kelly touches down on Earth on Tuesday, he will have spent nearly an entire year aboard the International Space Station.

According to Mashable, Scott’s 340 days orbiting our planet is the longest continuous time any American has ever spent in space.

#EarthArt Desert dunes. #YearInSpace #earth #desert #dunes #art #space #spacestation #iss

A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Feb 26, 2016 at 11:41am PST

During his time up there he’s conducted multiple spacewalks, taken selfies lit by the glow of the Earth, and eaten some pretty grim looking space tacos.

So, as you can imagine, his Instagram and Twitter feed are about as spectacular as it gets and they gave us a stunningly beautiful perspective of our world on a daily basis.

So here’s a selection of some of Scott’s absolutely out of this world photos: 

#EarthArt Fiery veins. #YearInSpace #earth #art #space #spacestation #iss #photo

A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Feb 26, 2016 at 9:31am PST

#Countdown: 5 days and a wake-up! Every #mountain is within reach. Keep climbing. #GoodNight from the @iss ‪#‎YearInSpace‬ #space #spacestation #iss #exploration #nasa #journeytoMars #reachhigher #keepclimbing #inspiration

A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Feb 25, 2016 at 4:32pm PST

#Countdown Counting #stars and days. 7 days and a wake up! #GoodNight from @iss! #YearInSpace #space #spacestation #iss #nasa #cosmos #reachforthestars #journeytoMars

A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Feb 23, 2016 at 7:05pm PST

#Countdown Let’s take this 16 sunsets at a time. 8 days to go tomorrow! #GoodNight from @iss! #YearInSpace #sunset #night #space #spacestation #iss

A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Feb 22, 2016 at 7:11pm PST

More #Africa #EarthArt hues. #YearInSpace #ColorsOfEarth #earth #space #spacestation #iss

A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Feb 22, 2016 at 6:27pm PST

I’m going to miss the colors of #Africa! #EarthArt. #YearInSpace #ColorsOfEarth #earth #space #spacestation #iss

A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Feb 22, 2016 at 3:43pm PST

Day 330. Tried to only count up. Tomorrow with 10 days left, I start #countdown. Join me! #GoodNight from @iss! #YearInSpace #homecoming #earth #space #spacestation #iss

A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Feb 20, 2016 at 4:21pm PST

Day 327. A sky full of #stars and Earth aglow below. #GoodNight from @iss!#YearInSpace #earth #sky #night #space #spacestation #iss

A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Feb 17, 2016 at 4:38pm PST

#ColorsOfEarth Snow white. #YearInSpace #snow #white #earth #space #spacestation #iss

A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Feb 16, 2016 at 7:10pm PST

#ColorsOfEarth Blue waters. #YearInSpace #ocean #islands #water #blue #earth #space #spacestation #iss

A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Feb 16, 2016 at 4:13pm PST

Day 312. 5K times around Earth can seem like #GroundhogDay, it’s but still a privilege. #GoodNight from @iss! #YearInSpace #beautiful #earth #art #night #space #spacestation #iss #grateful

A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Feb 2, 2016 at 5:05pm PST