NASA Photo ID: STS066-124-059      File Name: 20180231.jpg
  Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 11/14/94
  Title: Mount Everest region as seen from the STS-66 orbiter Atlantis
  Description:
  View of the Mount Everst region, Nepal and China. Low morning sun
  highlights Mount Everest (the highest mountain in the world at 8,848
  meters), Cho Oyu (8,153 meters) to the northwest, and other peaks of "The
  Roof of the World". New snow seems to be confined to the highest peaks.
  Abundant details of glacier surfaces, including moraines, crevasse fields,
  and ice falls are displayed for study.
  Subject terms:
  ATLANTIS (ORBITER)                      
  CHINA                                   
  EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
  ICE                                     
  MOUNTAINS                               
  NEPAL                                   
  SNOW                                    
  STS-66
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