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Data acquired October 23, 1993 540 x 540 JPEG
Data acquired October 23, 1993 1286 x 1286 1 MB - JPEG
Mt. Everest is the highest (29,035 feet, 8850 meters) mountain in the world. This detailed look at Mt. Everest and Lhotse is part of a more extensive photograph of the central Himalaya taken in October 1993 that is one of the best views of the mountain captured by astronauts to date.
Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center
Published February 4, 2001 Data acquired October 23, 1993