December 30, 2014

Image: View of the Alps from space

Credit: NASA/ESA/Samantha Cristoforetti

Expedition 42 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency (ESA) took this photograph of the Alps from the International Space Station, and posted it to social media on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014.

She wrote, "I'm biased, but aren't the Alps from space spectacular? What a foggy day on the Po plane, though! #Italy"

Provided by NASA

Image: View of the Alps from space

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