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The Earth in Our Hands: Photos from the International Space Station Hardcover – August 15, 2023

by Thomas Pesquet (Author)
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Take a trip around Earth, with a front-row seat on the International Space Station and an astronaut as your guide.

The Earth in Our Hands is a work of amazing breadth and beauty. Astronaut Thomas Pesquet brought his camera along for the ride when he was deployed to the International Space Station, and from this exceptional vantage point, he captured the Earth and its surroundings in sweeping views and stunning detail.

Seas, rivers, islands, deserts, mountains, cities... From April to November 2021, Pesquet photographed every aspect of our planet from every angle. Spectacular and fascinating pictorials of the Alpha mission reveal the fragility of Earth and the need for humanity to protect it.

The Earth in Our Hands begins as does the day, at dawn, and more than 200 stunning photos take readers through clouds, seas, coastlines, cities, deserts, mountains and, finally, nightfall. Readers are also treated to four panoramic gatefolds that cover the ISS crew, the Bahamas, Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock) and New York City.

Fantastic views of auroras, storms, coastlines and cities at night are a few of the delights.

A vibrant tribute to the wonders of nature and a passionate plea for a collective awareness of the effects of climate change, The Earth in Our Hands is as compelling as it is beautiful.

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  1. Print length
    384 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Firefly Books
  4. Publication date
    August 15, 2023
  5. Dimensions
    8.5 x 1.13 x 10.63 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0228104440
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0228104445
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Astronaut Thomas Pesquet brought his camera along for the ride when he was deployed to the International Space Station, and from this exceptional vantage point, he captured the Earth and its surroundings in sweeping views and stunning detail.

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In Relief

The curvature of the Earth always stands out perfectly on the black background of the cosmos.

Photo credit: ESA/NASA, Thomas Pesquet

Target: Moon

The Cupola’s windows are protected by anti-scratch panels that are... quite scratched (perhaps by astronauts handling their cameras a little too roughly?), which complicates photography with the longest focal lengths. One of the windows is less damaged than the others, so I was delighted when the Moon appeared within its frame!

Photo credit: ESA/NASA, Thomas Pesquet

Red Veins

These magnificent red veins are at the mouth of the Betsiboka River in Madagascar. While certainly eyecatching, this vibrant color illustrates a worrying phenomenon found all over the planet: deforestation and, as a direct consequence, coastal erosion, which has destroyed the mangroves here. Without the tree roots to stabilize the soil, waves of sediment are flowing into the river and on to the ocean with every rainfall. On Earth, a forested area the size of the space station is disappearing every three seconds!

Photo credit: ESA/NASA, Thomas Pesquet

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An Open-Air Museum

An artist seems to have put some finishing touches on these fields in Eastern Europe. I sometimes feel like space travel has allowed me to visit the most beautiful museum ever imagined.

Photo credit: ESA/NASA, Thomas Pesquet

Italy by Night

Just a few clouds cover the boot of Italy along with Sardinia and Corsica, with their immediately recognizable outlines that stand out perfectly on the Mediterranean Sea.

Photo credit: ESA/NASA, Thomas Pesquet

Critical Mass

Impossible to frame all of Hurricane Larry in just one of the Cupola’s windows — it overflows! I had never seen a storm of this size. And yet its partner, Ida, had preceded it by only a few days. No sooner was Ida weakening, we could see Larry forming further out at sea.

Photo credit: ESA/NASA, Thomas Pesquet

Editorial Reviews

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With a familiarity that only an astronaut can gain while looking down at Earth for hundreds of days, Pesquet not only conveys the beauty of Earth, but its fragility and the toll climate change has had on our environment. -- Robert Z. Pearlman ― Space.com Published On: 2023-10-23

It is the closest most of us will get to being on the ISS [International Space Station]... A really immersive read. -- Tim Boddy ― New Scientist Magazine Published On: 2023-12-01

About the Author

During his second mission to the International Space Station, Thomas Pesquet spent 200 days in space, during which he performed four space walks and took part in more than 200 scientific experiments, some of which were designed to help prepare for future missions to the Moon and Mars. Pesquet is the first French commander of the International Space Station and the European record holder for both cumulative time in space and spacewalks, with respectively close to 400 days, and 40 hours.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Firefly Books (August 15, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0228104440
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0228104445
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.6 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 1.13 x 10.63 inches
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