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Earth observations of the Himalayan Mountains taken during STS-99
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STS099-735-046 (11-22 February 2000) ---Mt. Everest (29,028 feet or 8,848 meters), is featured in the center of this 70mm frame photographed by one of the STS-99 crew members. Everest, also called Qomolangma Feng, is just north of the border between Nepal and China. The Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau are products of the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineEarth observations of the Himalayan Mountains taken during STS-99. NASA/JSC, 2000-03-10. Public domain. ID: STS099-735-046.
