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The Himalayas and Mount Everest As Seen From Orbit

By Keith Cowing
Status Report
NASA
April 22, 2023
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The Himalayas and Mount Everest As Seen From Orbit
Himalayas and Mount Everest
NASA

Clouds gather on Nepal’s sub-tropical side of the Himalayas with Mount Everest at the center of this photograph taken by an external high definition camera on the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above the Indian subcontinent.

iss069e003192 (April 13, 2023) – Larger image

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