Snaps from space: Bleak landscapes become abstract art

18:27 23 January 2013

Yesterday, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield dropped a puck from space for his favourite hockey team's opening game. In the meantime, he's been busy tweeting his latest photos of astounding landscapes from the International Space Station. Here are a few of our favourites. Sandrine Ceurstemont

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The Australian outback looks like an abstract painting in this view, its iron-rich soil appearing even more vivid from far above. Ridges in its flat topography resemble brushstrokes.

(Image: Chris Hadfield/Canadian Space Agency/ISS)

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