Mount Everest(Pride of Nepal) From Space

Mount Everest(Pride of Nepal) From Space

Mount Everest, known in Nepali as Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा) and in Tibetan as Chomoloungmais Earths highest mountain above sealevel, located in the Mahalangur sub-range of the Himalayas. The international border between Nepal(Provinceno.1)Himalayas and Tibet runs across its summit point.

Pic Credit:Joe Hasting(taken from an altitude of 4050m from sea level)

On Nov. 26, 2003, astronauts on board the International Space Station took advantage of their unique vantage point to photograph the Himalayas, looking south from over the Tibetan Plateau. The perspective is illustrated by the summits of Makalu [left (8,462 meters; 27,765 feet)] and Mt. Everest [right (8,850 meters; 29,035 feet)]

Photo Credit:NASA
The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbitThe ISS is the largest human-made body in low Earth orbit and can often be seen with the naked eyefrom Earth.The ISS serves as a microgravity and space environment research laboratory in which crew members conduct experiments in biology, human biology, physics, astronomy, meteorology, and other fields. The station is suited for the testing of spacecraft systems and equipment required for missions to the Moon and Mars.

Pic Credit:NASA