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Astronaut Photography of Earth - Display RecordISS008-E-13304Low-resolution Browse Image(Most browse images are not color adjusted.)ImagesConditions for Use of Images >>Image Transformation Tutorial >> Saving, Color Adjusting, and Printing Images >> Images to View on Your Computer Now
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Download a Keyhole Markup Language (KML) file for use in Google Earth. Electronic Image DataCamera Files >> No sound file available.IdentificationMission: ISS008 Roll: E Frame: 13304 Mission ID on the Film or image: ISS008Country or Geographic Name: CHINA Features: HIMALAYA RANGE, MT. EVEREST Center Point Latitude: 28.0 Center Point Longitude: 87.0 (Negative numbers indicate south for latitude and west for longitude) Stereo: (Yes indicates there is an adjacent picture of the same area) ONC Map ID: JNC Map ID: CameraCamera Tilt: High ObliqueCamera Focal Length: 800mm Camera: E4: Kodak DCS760C Electronic Still Camera Film: 3060E : 3060 x 2036 pixel CCD, RGBG array. QualityFilm Exposure:Percentage of Cloud Cover: 25 (11-25) NadirDate: 20040128 (YYYYMMDD)GMT Time: 100159 (HHMMSS)Nadir Point Latitude: 38.0, Longitude: 82.7 (Negative numbers indicate south for latitude and west for longitude) Nadir to Photo Center Direction: South Sun Azimuth: 229 (Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point) Spacecraft Altitude: 194 nautical miles (359 km) Sun Elevation Angle: 17 (Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point) Orbit Number: 1623 CaptionsThis image is part of a mosaic of the Himalayas (using ISS008-E-13302 through 13307) available in the Find Mt. Everest Tutorial.On Top of the World: Everest and Makalu: Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) have a unique view of the world because of their position in a low orbit (200 nautical miles, 360 km) relative to satellites and their ability to look at any angle out the windows of the spacecraft. ISS crewmembers recently took advantage of their vantage point to photograph a series of oblique views of the Himalayas looking south from over the Tibetan Plateau. At first glance, one might think that the image looks like a picture taken from an airplane, until you remember that the summits of Makalu [left (8,462 meters; 27,765 feet)] and Everest [right (8,850 meters; 29,035 feet)] are at the heights typically flown by commercial aircraft. The full mosaic covers over 130 kilometers (80 miles) of the Himalayan front, and could never be seen this way from an airplane. The image is part of a larger panorama mosaic of the Himalayas that can be interactively viewed. The popular Find Mt. Everest feature is used to train astronauts to be able to find the peak in a few seconds as they pass over the Himalayas. Download Packaged File. This option downloads the following items, packaged into a single file, if they are available:
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