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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Alan Palazon

Astronaut shoots breathtaking aerial photographs of two of Europe's most iconic volcanoes in just one minute!

Mt Vesuvius seen from space. .

Few people have seen the iconic Mt Vesuvius – famed for burying the Roman city of Pompeii in AD79 – and Mt Etna – an active stratovolcano on the island of Sicily – like French astronaut Sophie Adenot.

From aboard the International Space Station (ISS), where she’s currently 119 days into a 9-month stint, Adenot has perhaps the most awe-inspiring views of the iconic peaks, which, fortunately for us, she recently photographed and shared with the world.

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