Mount Everest From Space
One under appreciated space asset is the photography skills of the russian cosmonauts on board the international space station.
Mount everest from space. The perspective is illustrated by the summits of makalu left 8 462 meters. This detailed image of everest the highest 29 035 feet 8850 meters mountain in the world shows early morning light on the eastern kangshung face. Bursch flight engineer for expedition four aboard the international space station used a digital still camera to capture this image of mt.
27 765 feet and everest right 8 850 meters. By nepal8thwonder july 21 2020. 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.
In addition to looking heavenward nasa helps the world see the earth in ways no one else can. Iss004 e 8852 20 march 2002 astronaut daniel w. The everest massif from the international space station photo.
Russian cosmonaut yuri malenchenko recently snapped a shot of mount everest from his perch 230 miles 370 kilometers above earth on the international space station. Astronaut dan bursch a member of the expedition 4 crew on the international space station observed mt. The mountains appear to jump out of the picture because the image was taken with low sunlight using an electronic still camera equipped with an 800 mm lens.
March 20 2002 jpeg. Oleg artemyev not visible in this photo are the khumbu icefall and western cwm which both lie hidden in the deep gap between everest and nuptse. Mount everest seen from space.
They are extremely skillful photographers who don t get the same recognition as their astronaut counterparts in their earth observation skills. They are extremely skillful. The mountain is near frame center.