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Earth observations taken from shuttle orbiter Columbia during STS-87 mission
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STS087-716-080 (19 November – 5 December 1997) --- Featured in this view is Mount Everest. It is called “Sagarmatha” in Nepal and “Qomolangma Feng” Qomolangma in China (both names meaning “Goddess Mother of the World”), but is known to the western world as Mount Everest. At an altitude of 29,028 feet (8,848 meters) the summit of tallest mountain on Earth (above sea level) reaches two-thirds of the way through the atmosphere.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineEarth observations taken from shuttle orbiter Columbia during STS-87 mission. NASA/JSC, 1997-11-27. Public domain. ID: sts087-716-080.
