Science and Exploration

Orbital View of Mt. Everest, Nepal, and Tibet

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
January 4, 2018
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Orbital View of Mt. Everest, Nepal, and Tibet
Mt. Everest, Nepal, and Tibet
NASA

This photograph taken by Expedition 54 crew members aboard the International Space Station reveals striking climate differences of Nepal and the Himalayan mountain range, including Mount Everest (left) and the Tibetan highlands of western China (right).

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Keith Cowing

SpaceRef co-founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.

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