--- title: International Space Station: See Water's Footprints description: NASA's Kjell Lindgren captured the imprints of water on sand in Oman from the International Space Station canonical: https://time.com/4116137/international-space-station-water-view-oman/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-17T16:02:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:00:55.130Z article:section: Science og:title: See Water's Footprints in This Breathtaking View From Space og:description: NASA's Kjell Lindgren captured the imprints of water on sand in Oman from the International Space Station og:url: https://time.com/4116137/international-space-station-water-view-oman/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf001521fa2d8dc29/69887177bc6cfce59f3da6c9/iss045e106651a.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: iss045e106651a og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Water's Footprints in This Breathtaking View From Space twitter:description: NASA's Kjell Lindgren captured the imprints of water on sand in Oman from the International Space Station twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf001521fa2d8dc29/69887177bc6cfce59f3da6c9/iss045e106651a.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See Water's Footprints in This Breathtaking View From Space by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Nov 17, 2015 4:02 PM UTC  NASA by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Nov 17, 2015 4:02 PM UTC ### PHOTOS: This Astronaut's Images of Earth Look Like Beautiful Abstract Paintings  "Harsh land. Windswept valleys in northern #Africa"—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 6, 2014 Alexander Gerst—ESA  "Land use in South Africa, you can see where water is."—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 9, 2014. Alexander Gerst—ESA  "Irrigation in the #Sahara #Desert looks like a challenging task from up here... #BlueDot"—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 28, 2014 Alexander Gerst—ESA  "An open history book of our planet: the #Sahara Desert"—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 26, 2014 Alexander Gerst—ESA  "An open history book of our planet: the # Sahara Desert"—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 26, 2014 Alexander Gerst—ESA/SIPA USA  "Close-up of gigantic Salar of Uyuni in Bolivia. You can even see the salt fields and the 'Cactus Island'."—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 15, 2014. Alexander Gerst—ESA  "The #Moon was still behind the horizon. A #FataMorgana of atmospherical refraction #BlueDot"—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 14, 2014 Alexander Gerst—ESA/SIPA USA  "When I took this photo, I was sure these are clouds. But now I'm not so sure... #BlueDot"—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 7, 2014 Alexander Gerst—ESA  "Probably a river in Kazakhstan or slightly west of it."—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 29, 2014 Alexander Gerst—ESA/SIPA USA  "An open history book of our planet: the #Sahara Desert"—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 26, 2014 Alexander Gerst—ESA  "Human-made fires in East Africa. 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