China released fresh photos taken from the country's space station on Friday, offering spectacular views of our planet on the 53rd annual Earth Day.
The stunning photos were captured by the Shenzhou-13 taikonauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, who completed their six-month mission in orbit and returned to Earth on April 16.
The view of Earth from China's space station. /Shenzhou-13 crew members Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu
The view of Earth from China's space station. /Shenzhou-13 crew members Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu
The eye of a typhoon over Madagascar seen from China's space station. /Shenzhou-13 crew members Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu
The eye of a typhoon over Madagascar seen from China's space station. /Shenzhou-13 crew members Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu
Mountains on Earth seen from China's space station. /Shenzhou-13 crew Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu
Mountains on Earth seen from China's space station. /Shenzhou-13 crew Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu
Hotan City in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region seen from China's space station. /Shenzhou-13 crew Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu
Hotan City in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region seen from China's space station. /Shenzhou-13 crew Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu
A solar panel of China's space station points at the landscape of China on Earth. /Shenzhou-13 crew Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu
A solar panel of China's space station points at the landscape of China on Earth. /Shenzhou-13 crew Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu
Rivers and lakes in western China seen from China's space station. /Shenzhou-13 crew Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu
Rivers and lakes in western China seen from China's space station. /Shenzhou-13 crew Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu
Blue oceans and white clouds seen from the porthole of China's space station. / Shenzhou-13 crew Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu
Blue oceans and white clouds seen from the porthole of China's space station. / Shenzhou-13 crew Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu