File:Mt Kailash, Tibet (ASTER).jpg
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DescriptionMt Kailash, Tibet (ASTER).jpg |
English: Mt. Kailash is a peak in the Kailas Range in Tibet. It lies near the source of some of the longest Asian rivers: the Brahmaputra, the Sutlej and the Karnali. It is considered sacred in four religions: Bon, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Janism. Every year thousands of pilgrims make a pilgrimage to the mountain, where they circumambulate Mount Kailash on foot, a distance of 52 km. The image was acquired January 20, 2003, and is located at 31.1 degrees north, 81.3 degrees east. |
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Date | Taken on 20 January 2003 | ||
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Mt. Kailash, Tibet (direct link)
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Author | NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team |
Object location | 31° 06′ 00″ N, 81° 18′ 00″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 31.100000; 81.300000 |
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This media is a product of the Terra mission Credit and attribution belongs to the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) team, NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems |
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