Photo #: ISS008-E-6150 Date: Nov. 2003Geographic Region: CHINA
Feature: MT. EVEREST, GLACIERS, SNOW
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Photo #: ISS008-E-6150 Date: Nov. 2003 Geographic Region: CHINA Feature: MT. EVEREST, GLACIERS, SNOW |
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| The Many Faces of Mount Everest: Space is a good place to ponder the world's extremes and nature's variability. For example, photographing the highest point on the planet is a favorite target (and a long-standing challenge) for astronauts orbiting the Earth. Despite Everest's planetary stature, it is not an easy peak to locate while zipping over the mountains at 7 kilometers per second. Over the years, astronauts have used various viewing angles and lenses to capture the many faces of Everest. Differing seasons and illumination allow for very different, but always spectacular perspectives. The current astronauts on the International Space Station obtained this view of Mt. Everest in late November 2003. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 66k |
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| Mission: | ISS008 |
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| Roll - Frame: | E - 6150 |
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| Geographical Name: | CHINA |
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| Features: | MT. EVEREST, GLACIERS, SNOW |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 28.0N x 87.0E |
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| Film Exposure: | N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus |
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| Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: | 25 |
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| Camera:: | E4 |
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| Camera Tilt: | LO | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 400 |
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| Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West |
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| Stereo?: | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
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| Date: | 20031126 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 10____ | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
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| Space Craft Altitude: | nautical miles |
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| Sun Elevation: | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
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| Land Views: | MOUNTAIN, GLACIER |
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