Science and Exploration

Space Station Solar Panels With The Himalayas As a Backdrop

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
December 31, 2014
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Space Station Solar Panels With The Himalayas As a Backdrop
Space Station Solar Panels With The Himalayas
NASA

This photo was taken by the Expedition 25 crew aboard the International Space Station on 4 November 2011. Pictured behind the station’s solar panel are the Himalayas including the Tibetan plains, the Ganges Plain, and Lake Paiku.
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ISS025-E-11514 (cataloged with a center point)
Geographic Name: NEPAL
Features: GREAT HIMALAYA RA., SNOW, TIBETAN PLAT., FOR., GANGES PLAIN, PAIKU LAKE,ISS
Date (YYYYMMDD): 20101104 Latitude: 28.0 Longitude: 84.5 Focal Length: 70mm
NASA Photo ID:ISS025-E-11514
Focal Length: 70mm
Date taken: 2010.11.04
Time taken: 09:15:39 GMT
ISS nadir point: 30.7° N, 78.6° E
Photo center point: 28.0° N, 84.5° E
Nadir to Photo Center: East
Spacecraft Altitude: 189 nautical miles (350km)

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