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Another fantastic shot of Earth from Andre Kuipers onboard the ISS. New Zealand's North Island.

Andre is onboard the ISS for his long-duration mission, PromISSe. He made the journey to the ISS in December 2011, onboard the Soyuz TMA-03M module, which can be seen at the left of this shot.

For more information on Andre's mission, please visit: www.esa.int/SPECIALS/PromISSe/index.html

Credits: ESA/NASA

France, Belgium, Germany, The UK and Denmark can all be seen in this amazing shot from Andre Kuipers. The Aurora Borealis is also visible to the right of the shot.

Kuipers is onboard the ISS for ESA's long duration mission, PromISSe. He started his mission in December 2011, flying to the ISS in a Soyuz spacecraft, launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

For more information on Andre's mission, please visit: www.esa.int/SPECIALS/PromISSe/index.html

Credits: ESA/NASA

The Nile river, snaking its way towards the Mediterranean Sea. Captured by ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers, during his long duration ission to the ISS, PromISSe. Also in shot is the Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft that carried Kuipers to the ISS in December 2011.

For more information on Andre's mission, please visit: www.esa.int/SPECIALS/PromISSe/index.html

Credits: ESA/NASA

Captured by ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers onboard the ISS. Kuipers is flight engineer for expeditions 30 and 31, and also undertaking ESA's long duration mission to the ISS, PromISSe.

For more information on Andre's mission, please visit: www.esa.int/SPECIALS/PromISSe/index.html

Credits: ESA/NASA

This Envisat image of the Horn of Africa shows parts of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and, to the northeast across the Red Sea, a portion of Yemen’s west coast. The lighter-coloured area to the east is known as the Afar Triangle and includes the Danakil Desert. Further west we can see the somewhat heart-shaped Lake Tana. With a surface area of over 2000 sq km, the average depth is only 14 m owing to high levels of sediment. This image was acquired on 13 November 2011 by the MERIS instrument on ESA’s Envisat satellite.

For more information, and a higher resolution of this image, please visit: www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMUKFZXHYG_index_0.html

Credits: ESA