American astronaut Scott Kelly has been checking out Melbourne, Australia from his sweet spot floating above the Earth.
The NASA astronaut, who has been chilling in the International Space Station for three months, is a prolific tweeter. He shares photos looking down from above the Earth, often playing geography trivia with his followers.
On June 11, he posted a photo of the Australian city with landmarks such as the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Flemington Racecourse.
G'Day #Melbourne from @Space_Station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/IfiVAC67yV— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) June 11, 2015
It is not the first time Kelly has featured the land Down Under. A photo of Perth has been posted on his timeline, along with images showing the diverse landscapes of the Australian outback.
Northern Territory of #Australia. Looks like a combo of sweet and savory from @Space_Station for #NationalDonutDay. pic.twitter.com/2ABbhgGBeb— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) June 6, 2015
#Perth #Australia. Good morning from @Space_Station. Looking good #DownUnder! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/06DaM5R0Gr— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) May 20, 2015
#Australia. You are very beautiful. Thanks for being there to brighten our day. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/0alQD01hY7— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) April 6, 2015
Kelly was selected in 2012 along with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Korniyenko to undertake the year-long space expedition. The men left in March 2015 on a Soyuz spacecraft and will return to Kazakhstan, Earth, in 2016. The purpose of the mission is to explore and collect information on how humans can adapt to the harsh environments in space.
Three of their fellow space residents -- Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, NASA astronaut Terry Virts and Soyuz commander Anton Shkaplerov -- departed the International Space Station on June 11, after spending 200 days above the Earth.