ISS shares images of full Moon as seen from 240 miles above Earth, pictures go viral

The International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, December 5 shared "spectacular" images of the full moon as seen in space, which has since gone viral on social media attracting a lot of reactions. The pictures of the full moon, which occurs once a month, was taken from onboard the ISS, which floats 250 miles above Earth and orbits Earth nearly 16 times per day. The pictures shared by the ISS have garnered more than 42,000 likes and over 6,400 retweets at the time of publishing this story. 

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Netizens are absolutely in awe of the images as they have flooded the comment section of the post with appreciating messages. Some even shared their own images of the Moon that they apparently took here from Earth. One individual shared the picture of ISS taken from Earth that the individual clicked right at the moment when the ISS was in line with the Moon. ISS thanked the individual for sharing the pic. 

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ISS updates from space

The ISS Crew keeps sharing wonderful images from space every now and then. Just recently, NASA shared a stunning image of a deep oceanic trench in the Bahamas and the islands of Andros and nearby New Providence that was captured from the space station. The ISS, which was launched in 1998, has made it possible for humans to continuously inhabit space for the past two decades. The ISS usually orbits roughly 420 kilometres above the Earth, at a speed of about 17,000 miles per hour and as of May had completed 1,16,178 orbits.

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