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Himalayas - Mount Everest

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: t-asnep-00004

Image Size 300 DPI: 25 * 16 cm

International Space Station (ISS) crewmembers took advantage of their vantage point to photograph a series of oblique views of the Himalayas looking south from over the Tibetan Plateau. At first glance, one might think that the image looks like a picture taken from an airplane, until you remember that the summits of Makalu [left (8,462 meters; 27,765 feet)] and Everest [right (8,850 meters; 29,035 feet)] are at the heights typically flown by commercial aircraft.

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2004 - ASIA - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EVEREST - EXPEDITION 8 - HIMALAYAS - ISS - MOUNT EVEREST - MOUNTAIN - NEPAL - PANORAMA - SNOW - TIBET -