Don Pettit's ISS Space Potato 'Spudnik-1' Goes Viral
NASA astronaut Don Pettit grew a sprouting purple potato on the ISS nicknamed 'Spudnik-1'. See why its alien-like tentacles broke the in...
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the region south of Dirk Hartog Island, taken 24 Dec 2024, 200-mm, Nikon Z9. Original 200-mm high-res, taken by NASA astronaut Don Pettit, is available via a green pin on the map https://bit.ly/ISS074
and the Useless Loop - Carrarang region south of Dirk Hartog Island, taken 2 seconds after that. Original 200-mm high-res taken by #NASA astronaut #DonPettit available via a green pin on bit.ly/ISS074. 2/2
Quote-post @theseaning.bsky.social: this 👇is a fantastic video of aurora photos taken by astronauts #DonPettit & #ButchWilmore
Click pin at #PrinceGeorge, #BritishColumbia (appears a few times in the video) on isspix.com/ISS072 for Seán's post
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Text from https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/mont-idoukal-n-taghes-niger : Rising to 2 022 metres, Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès is the highest peak in Niger and a prominent feature of the Aïr Massif in the north of the country. This mountainous region of volcanic origin stands out as a biodiversity hotspot within the arid expanse of the southern Sahara. This natural-colour image, acquired on 8 September 2025 by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites, shows Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès and its surroundings in northern Niger. The area, designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, plays a key role in preserving biodiversity and supporting traditional livelihoods in one of the driest regions on Earth. The Copernicus Sentinel satellites provide essential data for monitoring remote regions worldwide, including desert areas. These observations are essential for tracking environmental changes and informing efforts to preserve and protect vulnerable ecosystems
Taken by NASA astronaut Don Pettit, on 16 Dec 2024: #NikonZ9, 65 mm (emphasis added via concentric circles)
Also by NASA astronaut Don Pettit, this time on 5 April 2025 via #NikonZ9 8-mm (again, emphasis added via concentric circles)
I saw #CopernicusEU tweet "Rising to 2 022 metres, Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès is the highest peak in Niger & a prominent feature of the Aïr Massif...", so I looked for recent #astronaut pics of the region. These two are by #DonPettit. There are three #Niger pins on isspix.com/ISS072 for these. (See alt)
A nice image; #DonPettit is a photographer-poet :)
There is a pin "right where he was at pic time" on the map isspix.com/ISS073 for your post; located ~1200 km west of #Santiago, #Chile, the pin also has links to article & 14-mm high-res
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This is What a Starlink Satellite Train Looks Like from the ISS Astronaut Don Pettit splashed back down to Earth in April, and he is still "throttling down" from his six-month voyage on boa...
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This is What a Starlink Satellite Train Looks Like from the ISS Astronaut Don Pettit splashed back down to Earth in April, and he is still "throttling down" from his six-month voyage on boa...
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This is with a different camera, 31 seconds later at 09:33:14. He took this photo of same region (notice similar cloud structure) with some similar camera settings. Original 200 mm, NikonZ9, ISO-500, 1/2000-sec, f/5.6. Link: https://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos/photo.pl?mission=ISS072&roll=E&frame=35199
3/3 Also, (different camera), 31 seconds later at 09:33:14, #DonPettit took this photo of same region (notice similar cloud structure). Original 200 mm, NikonZ9, ISO-500, 1/2000-sec, more in alt-text. Third pin near #Myanmar / #Bangladesh on map isspix.com/ISS072 is for this post have high-res link
Slightly enhanced photo of part of the Ganges River Delta, taken by NASA astronaut Don Pettit on 12 Oct 2024 at 09:32:43 GMT. 200 mm, NikonZ9, ISO-500, 1/12 800-sec, f/5.6. He tweeted this, along with the text "The Ganges river delta, photographed in near-infrared from the ISS", on 16 July 2025. Link: https://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos/photo.pl?mission=ISS072&roll=E&frame=93607
Original photo of part of the Ganges River Delta, taken by NASA astronaut Don Pettit on 12 Oct 2024 at 09:32:43 GMT. 200 mm, NikonZ9, ISO-500, 1/12 800-sec, f/5.6. Link: https://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos/photo.pl?mission=ISS072&roll=E&frame=93607
Same picture, enhanced at left. This is part of the #GangesRiver Delta, taken by NASA astronaut #DonPettit on 12 Oct 2024 at 09:32:43 GMT. More in alt-text. He tweeted this, with "The Ganges river delta, photographed in near-infrared from the ISS", on 16 July 2025. Right photo is unenhanced 1/3
3/n Second: This near-infrared image show more details of the lower-right of @kosmi.bsky.social's "image region". Image by NASA astronaut #DonPettit. Original 3 Oct 2024, 190 mm, 1/5000 sec, ISO-500, Nikon Z9. L pic shows region (to left); R is unedited
2/n Based on @kosmi.bsky.social's topic of SE Libya, I looked into how this region looks from astronauts' perspectives. Here are three. First: an overview taken 10 Apr 2025 by NASA astronaut #DonPettit. Original: 15 mm, 1/1250 sec, ISO-500, Nikon Z9. Left shows "kosmi's area"; R unedited
Wow 🤩 … | Astronaut 🧑🚀 #DonPettit ‘s sublime #Earth 🌏 photo is surely one of his best yet. #FYI #ISS
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2/3 The left pic is from ||+|| Expedition 72. Taken by NASA astronaut #DonPettit, Nikon Z 9, 200-mm, 1/1250-sec, 17 Nov 2024 at 18:50:02 GMT. There is an orange map-pin on isspix.com/ISS072 in NW #Brazil at confluence of Rio Putumayo & Amazon. Pin also has link to downloadable high-res original ...
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The 2025 #CaptureTheAtlas gallery features an extraordinary milestone: a historic #photograph of our galaxy taken from the International Space Station by Nasa astronaut #DonPettit, recently returned from his mission onboard the ISS
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#MilkyWay photographer of the year 2025. This year’s #CapturetheAtlas features an extraordinary milestone: a historic photograph of our galaxy taken from the ISS by #Nasa astronaut #DonPettit, who recently returned from his latest mission www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... #photography
What #StarlinkSatellites look like from the #ISS zorz.it/qEzeT | #MattGrowcoot #astronaut #DonPettit #NASA #Starlink #InternationalSpaceStation #universe #SurfaceOfEarth
Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: an eddy 👇 in the ocean NE of #Madagascar
On the interactive map isspix.com/ISS072, there is an orange pin for Huub's post; it also has link to the downloadable 200-mm high-res by astronaut #DonPettit
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Photos captured aboard the #ISS by #NASA astronaut Don Pettit, @astrondonpettit44.bsky.social, former USU Physics adjunct professor and Get Away Special Team mentor, featured in @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/s... #donpettit
Quote-post @huubeggen.bsky.social: very nice dipole vertex eddy 👇 choice
A little northeast of #Madagascar (where ||+|| was at photo time) on the interactive map isspix.com/ISS072, there is an orange pin for Huub's post; it also has link to the downloadable 200-mm high-res by astronaut #DonPettit
Fantastic video work!
FYI - there is an orange map-pin on the interactive map isspix.com/ISS072 in the western #PacificOcean just north of the equator (where the ISS was near start of video) for your post. It also has a link to one of the 14-mm high-res by astronaut #DonPettit
Astronaut photo on central Algeria
From an astronaut's point of view, the most recent pic of same area in #Algeria is this, taken on 7 Dec 2024 at 07:50:13 GMT. Original by NASA astronaut #DonPettit is downloadable via the west-most orange pin in central Algeria on the map isspix.com/ISS072. The 2 pins to its east are for your posts
What’s it like to be 70 years old in space? “All those little aches and pains heal up.” https://arstechni.ca #70yearsold #donpettit #Space #space #NASA
Don Pettit Reflects on Earth’s Beauty After 7 Months in Space
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NASA astronaut Don Pettit celebrated his 70th birthday in a way few can imagine—hurtling back to Earth aboard a Soyuz spacecraft after completing a seven-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
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