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SAHARA DESERT AS SEEN FROM SPACE French Astronaut Thomas Pesquet on Wednesday shared this stunning image of the Sahara desert taken from the International Space Station during his “Alpha” mission. "I thought I was orbiting Mars when I saw this view! No cloud in sight and the red and ochre colors stretching to the horizon. This is how I imagine the Perseverance rover would have seen Mars on its approach to landing,” Pesquet wrote on Instagram. “Mars exploration is hard but we are making enormous progress. Scientists believe Mars was once a very different planet and its environment changed over billions of years, learning more about its history can help us protect our future on our amazing home planet, he added. (Instagram/Thomas Pesquet, European Space Agency) Credits: Philippine Star