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What the Rio Olympic stadiums look like from space

Will Heilpern,Will HeilpernAug 12, 2016, 14:40 IST

UrtheCast

This year's Olympic Games is spread out over 32 venues in Rio de Janeiro and five football cohost cities, including Salvador and São Paulo. The best way to appreciate the scale of this sporting event is to view it from space.

UrtheCast, which gets its footage from high definition cameras (Iris and Deimos-2 sensors) attached to the International Space Station, captured his-res images of Brazil's stadiums.

Check out the images and GIFs below to see if you can spot details on the ground: