Moonrise over the South Pacific

Moonrise over the South Pacific, photographed from the International  Space Station by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst. Alexander is currently a  member of the resident ISS Expedition 40 crew after arriving with the  Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft on 29 May 2014.

Follow Alexander's Blue Dot  mission on www.esa.int/bluedot and on social media via alexandergerst.esa.int.