The International Space Station was passing over South Africa when this image of the Earth was captured by French astronaut Thomas Pesquet, 5 September 2021. The orange band is made up of sodium atoms left behind by meteors entering our planet's atmosphere.
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Leopard (Panthera pardus), family Felidae, Kruger National Park, South Africa
This individual is a young adult named Zondindi.
photograph by Trevor Barnett
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Debra Spence — One of a Kind (pastel pencils on pastelmat, 2023)
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