Douglas H. Wheelock

@Astro_Wheels

Test Pilot; NASA Astronaut: STS-120 & ISS-25; Space Station Commander; Aspiring Poet; Inspired by quiet moments, kindness and the power of the spoken word.

 ‘Mystery Location’…do you know where this is on our beautiful planet? Hint: A scenic city just north of this spectacular peninsula.  Will tweet the answer within a day or two.

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1563 days ago

‘Mystery Location’…do you know where this is on our beautiful planet? Hint: A scenic city just north of this spectacular peninsula. Will tweet the answer within a day or two.

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Daniel_Craig 1493 days ago

Wonderful!

brian61st 1540 days ago

This is Banks Peninsular, Eastern central South Island of New Zealand.The city of Christchurch just to the left of the harbour (Lyttelton harbour) top left of Peninsular. My home town is about 20km south of Christchurch. Have seen the ISS pass over this e

alemcolombia 1549 days ago

que bonita péninsula, mi corazón y Nueva Zelandia

AGCustoms 1560 days ago

да это же мой огород! ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Pahaua 1561 days ago

Christchurch ROCKS!

tangkuan 1561 days ago

good

hsiaojen 1561 days ago

It's Christchurch N.Z.

PC0101 1562 days ago

Quake was on 3.9., 16.35 GMT, pic taken 6 hours later at 22.44 GMT. Details about the earthquake are here: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=45685

por0203 1562 days ago

This place is Akaroa in NZ. It's beautiful country.

CatherineQ 1562 days ago

Home of my Alma Mater, Banks peninsula and Chch. Thankyou. beautiful to see this after the quakes.

roam2me 1562 days ago

Banks Peninsula ,with Christchurch New Zealand to the North .

gabrielsoftware 1562 days ago

Hey Astro, this is awesome! Christchurch recently had an earthquake and still struggling from it, so this is a lovely gift to them. Thanks for reminding us of the big picture! PS. do you take requests? Would love to see Wellington or Costa Rica ;-)

LuisaNievesIna 1562 days ago

The picture is of the beautiful New Zealand ..Peter Jackson. the director of the trilogy "the lord of the ring" was born in that country.

ko2ri 1562 days ago

i knew this place recently...New Zealand!

Geshiela 1562 days ago

Banks Peninsula, Christchurch , NZ! just like watercolor lines...

moerupart 1562 days ago

It's the Akaroa in New Zealand.

STfangirl 1563 days ago

I think a_cup_of_sea is right, it's New Zealand. And also I ask a ticket... ;-)

albakutschker 1563 days ago

Es la Isla sur de Nueva Zelanda. Desde la provincia Española de Lugo ( Galicia) esta ubicada exactamente en las antipodas, de Chirstchurch. Un saludo, cuidate. Alba.

Magna_Quies 1563 days ago

Poor Banks Peninsula & Canterbury & devastation of the recent quake. My home is in Christchurch.

PC0101 1563 days ago

Simply copy these coordinates -43.747884,172.891846 into the search bar of Google Maps and zoom out for a good overview.