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| STS-109 Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Debriefing with Crewmembers April 9, 2002 |
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| STS109-720-95 |
STS109-720-95 Click the photo number to access all resolutions available and the database record. |
| Peru: sediment plumes in Lake Titicaca. The meaning of the name Titicaca is uncertain, but it has been variously translated as Rock of the Puma or Crag of Lead. Titicaca lies between Andean ranges in a vast basin (about 22,400 square miles [58,000 square km] in area) that comprises most of the Altiplano (High Plateau) of the northern Andes. In the snow-covered Cordillera Real on the northeastern (Bolivian) shore of the lake, some of the highest peaks in the Andes rise to heights of more than 21,000 feet (6,400 m). |
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