Mt Vesuvius

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano snapped this image of Mount Vesuvius located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy. When he shared on social media, he captioned it "Millennia of history, and uncountable stories, surround one of the most famous volcanoes in the world, Mount Vesuvius." 

Luca was launched to the International Space Station for his second mission, Beyond, on 20 July 2019. He will spend six months living and working on the orbital outpost where he will support more than 50 European experiments and more than 200 international experiments in space.

Follow Luca and his Beyond mission on social media on his website and on his blog.