File:Everestfromspace.jpg

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Kangshung Face, photographed from space

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Description
English: Mount Everest from space, with local features annotated.
Date Taken on 20 March 2002
Source Reprocessed photograph (ISS004-E-8852)
Author

Photograph: Dan Bursch, NASA Astronaut

Re-processing by Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center.
Permission
(Reusing this file)		 You may use NASA imagery, video and audio material if it is for educational or informational purposes, including photo collections, textbooks, public exhibits and Internet Web pages.
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International Space Station InsigniaISS Crew Earth Observations: ISS004-E-8852International Space Station Insignia
Identification
Mission ISS004 (Expedition 4)
Roll E
Frame 8852
Country or Geographic Name CHINA
Features MOUNT EVEREST, LHOTSE PEAK
Center Point Latitude 28.0° N
Center Point Longitude 86.5° E
Camera
Camera Tilt 50°
Camera Focal Length 800 mm
Camera Kodak DCS760C Electronic Still Camera
Film 3060 x 2036 pixel CCD, RGBG array.
Quality
Percentage of Cloud Cover 0-10%
Nadir What is Nadir?
Date 2002-03-20
Time 01:44:19
Nadir Point Latitude 29.9° N
Nadir Point Longitude 90.2° E
Nadir to Photo Center Direction Southwest
Sun Azimuth 103°
Spacecraft Altitude 213 nautical miles (394 km)
Sun Elevation Angle 21°
Orbit Number 3016


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Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
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current11:26, 29 May 2008Thumbnail for version as of 11:26, 29 May 20081,326 × 1,033 (209 KB)ALE! (talk | contribs)high res version of the same image. (Cropped and rotated by 132 degrees from the original NASA image)
08:37, 25 July 2005Thumbnail for version as of 08:37, 25 July 2005388 × 317 (39 KB)200040302 (talk | contribs)This is a re-processed photograph (ISS004-E-8852) taken from Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. See the original record at http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=ISS004&roll=E&frame=8852 For policies see ht

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