Puerto Rico From Above

An astronaut photographed the island’s striking mix of mountains, forests, and expanding urban areas.

These astronaut photographs were acquired on April 6, 2024, with a Nikon Z9 digital camera using a focal length of 50 millimeters for ISS071-E-1036 and 290 millimeters for ISS071-E-1042. The images are provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Johnson Space Center. The images were taken by a member of the Expedition 71 crew. The images have been cropped and enhanced to improve contrast, and lens artifacts have been removed. The International Space Station Program supports the laboratory as part of the ISS National Lab to help astronauts take pictures of Earth that will be of the greatest value to scientists and the public, and to make those images freely available on the Internet. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. Caption by Wilfredo García López/Amentum-JETS II Contract at NASA-JSC.

Published November 14, 2025
Data acquired April 6, 2024

Source:

ISS > Digital Camera

Collection:

Astronaut Photography