ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti capture this image of Earth from the Cupola of the International Space Station to celebrate World Oceans Day. Samantha posted this image to his social media channels on 8 June 2022 with the caption: "Our planet’s oceans – immense beauty and a largely still unexplored frontier, teeming with life, home to much of Earth’s biodiversity. Earthlings, let’s do all we can to protect and restore our oceans’ ecosystems!"
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