Science and Exploration

Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau As Seen From the ISS

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
October 17, 2014
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Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau As Seen From the ISS
Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau
NASA

ESA astronaut, Andre Kuipers took some stunning views of Earth during his mission, PromISSe.
The Himalayas, white peaks in the centre of this image divide the Tibetan plateau, to the bottom of this image, and Bangladesh, at the top.

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