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Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao, who lived aboard the International Space Station from October 2004 to April 2005, took more than 24,000 Earth observation photos from his high vantage point in orbit. These are his 10 favorite photos from space.

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ISS010-E-19144 (2 March 2005) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, an unpiloted Progress supply vehicle approaches the International Space Station. The Progress 17 resupply craft docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module as the Station flew 225 statute miles over the equator west of Africa. (Image credit: NASA)

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ISS010-E-18196 (18 February 2005) ---The large city Beijing (Peking), China is featured in this image photographed by Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao on the International Space Station. (Image credit: NASA)

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ISS010-E-21487 (26 March 2005) --- Manhattan Island and its easily recognizable Central Park are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 10 crewmember on the International Space Station. Some of the other New York City boroughs (including parts of Queens and Brooklyn) are also shown, as are two small sections of the New Jersey side of the Hudson River (left). (Image credit: NASA)

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ISS010-E-15457 (1 February 2005) --- The Himalaya Mountains are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 10 crewmember on the International Space Station. (Image credit: NASA)

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ISS010-E-21965 (30 March 2005) --- The northernmost parts of the Cape Cod National Seashore are featured in this image photographed by Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao on the International Space Station. (Image credit: NASA)

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ISS010-E-14586 (23 January 2005) --- Chinese Launch Complex at Jiuquan is featured in this image photographed by Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao on the International Space Station. (Image credit: NASA)

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ISS010-E-18338 (20 February 2005) --- The Great Wall of China and Inner Mongolia are featured in this image photographed by Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao on the International Space Station. (Image credit: NASA)

+ China's Wall Less Great in View from Space

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ISS010-E-10124 (11 December 2004) --- The Algerian desert is featured in this image photographed by Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao on the International Space Station. (Image credit: NASA)

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ISS010-E-14618 (23 January 2005) --- Egypt's Lake Nasser, centered roughly at 22.64 degrees north latitude and 32.45 degrees east longitude, was captured with an electronic still camera by Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao onboard the International Space Station. Sunglint on the lake makes it more easily visible. (Image credit: NASA)

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ISS010-E-18583 (24 February 2005) --- A full moon is visible in this view above Earth’s horizon and airglow, photographed by Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao on the International Space Station. (Image credit: NASA)