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The 53-year-old station commander has posted over 1,500 tweets and images showing some of the most remote and most populated corners of the globe and his account, @Cmdr_Hadfield, has gained hundreds of thousands of followers.
The BBC reported that he even received a tweet from Bowie when he posted his rendition of Bowie's song Space Oddity on youtube.
We've collected some of Hadfield's most extraordinary pictures of Earth in our gallery below.
Commander Chris Hadfield's stunning views from space
- The Richat Structure, Oudane, Mauritania"Tonight's Finale: The Richat Structure. A giant gazing eye upon the Earth."
![The Richat Structure, Oudane, Mauritania]()
- London, UK"To commemorate the passing of the Iron Lady, in the centre of these London lights is #10 Downing Street."
![London, UK]()
- Australian Outback"The Australian Outback is effortlessly crazily beautiful."
![Australian Outback]()
- Sahara Desert, Africa"The effortless natural art of the southern Sahara."
![Sahara Desert, Africa]()
- Chad, Africa?"The beautiful and violent ugliness inside a naked volcano. Chad, Africa."
![Chad, Africa]()
- Beijing, China"Beijing just after sunset. I'm still trying to spot the Great Wall, but it's hard as it's narrow and dun-colored."
![Beijing, China]()
- Newfoundland, Canada"A heraldic Spring dragon of ice roars rampant off the coast of Newfoundland."
![Newfoundland, Canada]()
- Rocky Mountains, Canada"Canada rocks."
![Rocky Mountains, Canada]()
- The Black Sea, South-eastern Europe"Dr. Seuss-inspired swirls in the Black Sea."
![The Black Sea, South-eastern Europe]()
- Turkey"Little farmers, big farmers and nature, in Turkey."
![Turkey]()
- Spaceships glowing blue in the dawn over Florida
![Spaceships glowing blue in the dawn over Florida]()
- Ireland"Big storm swirling off the Irish coast on 9th May."
![Ireland]()
- Scotland"A sunny day in Scotland"
![Scotland]()
- The moon rising over a bed of cloud
![The moon rising over a bed of cloud]()
- Space flight finale"To some this may look like a sunset. But it's a new dawn."
![Space flight finale]()
- Boston, you're beatiful"Hope you Bruins play a memorable game tonight vs the Leafs."
![Boston, you're beatiful]()
- Thunderstorms over the Amazon
![Thunderstorms over the Amazon]()
- The southwest corner of Africa
![The southwest corner of Africa]()
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