Did you know the Grand Canyon is visible from the stratosphere? A space balloon captured it in 2013, and the footage is just as incredible today as it was then.

Considering Grand Canyon National Park spans over a million acres, it should come as no surprise that the vast, rocky terrain is visible from space.
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As obvious as this tidbit of knowledge may be, few among us have actually seen an extraterrestrial view of our state's most iconic landmark.
In June of 2013, Bryan Chan and friends launched a "space balloon" to capture video of the Grand Canyon from nearly 100,000 feet above the ground.
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The footage was tragically lost, but a hiker stumbled upon it two years later.
The flight only lasted about 90 minutes, taking off just a few miles from Tuba City.
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A GoPro and Sony Camcorder were taking video, while a Samsung Galaxy Note II snapped still images.

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Amazingly, GPS can log the location of a phone above 100,000 feet!
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This is how space balloons are able to be tracked for retrieval upon returning to Earth.
Somehow, the Grand Canyon manages to wow us just as easily from space as it does in person.
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The fact that it's so apparent from this high up shows just how massive the natural wonder truly is.
Just look at those beautiful ridges!
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As if there weren't already enough reasons to love Arizona, this vantage point gives us desert rats a whole new appreciation for the state we call home.
Here's an overview of the flight path. The balloon surprisingly didn't stray too far during its time in the stratosphere!
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Check out the entire video by Bryan Chan:

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