Astronaut Scott Kelly Photographs Australia Like You've Never Seen It Before

Scott Kelly shares artful snaps of the land down under.

ByABC News
October 14, 2015, 11:04 AM
An image posted to Astronaut Scott Kelly's Twitter account with the text "#EarthArt A single pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 11 of 17. #YearInSpace" on Oct. 12, 2015.
An image posted to Astronaut Scott Kelly's Twitter account with the text "#EarthArt A single pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 11 of 17. #YearInSpace" on Oct. 12, 2015.
Scott Kelly/NASA

— -- Astronaut Scott Kelly is giving Earthlings a new look at the land down under.

Kelly, 51, shared stunning photographs of Australia's landscape with his nearly half-a-million followers on Twitter.

While it's unclear precisely where many of the features in Kelly's photos are located on the continent, the images, which appear to be color-enhanced, show various features including water flowing into a lake and the desert landscape of the outback.

Aside from posting gorgeous photos of Earth and space, Kelly also celebrated an important milestone this week, having spent 200 consecutive days at the International Space Station as part of his commitment to spend a year in space.

PHOTO: An image posted to Astronaut Scott Kelly's Twitter account with the text "#EarthArt A single pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 11 of 17. #YearInSpace" on Oct. 12, 2015.
An image posted to Astronaut Scott Kelly's Twitter account with the text "#EarthArt A single pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 11 of 17. #YearInSpace" on Oct. 12, 2015.
PHOTO: An image posted to Astronaut Scott Kelly's Twitter account with the text "#EarthArt A single pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 11 of 17. #YearInSpace" on Oct. 12, 2015.
An image posted to Astronaut Scott Kelly's Twitter account with the text "#EarthArt A single pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 11 of 17. #YearInSpace" on Oct. 12, 2015.
PHOTO: An image posted to Astronaut Scott Kelly's Twitter account with the text "#EarthArt A single pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 15 of 17. #YearInSpace" on Oct. 12, 2015.
An image posted to Astronaut Scott Kelly's Twitter account with the text "#EarthArt A single pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 11 of 17. #YearInSpace" on Oct. 12, 2015.