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Mount Everest, Seen from Space!

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Mount Everest from the Space Station. Picture taken by Oleg Artemyev

Yes, Mount Everest Seen from Space!

One under-appreciated space asset is the photography skills of the Russian cosmonauts onboard the International Space Station. They are extremely skillful photographers who don’t get the same recognition as their astronaut counterparts in their Earth observation skills. In particular, they have taken some stunning high-oblique shots of objects close to the horizon, with almost a 3-D effect.

Oblique view of Mt. Everest, as seen from the International Space Station. Credit: Sergey Rryazanskiy/ Roscosmos.
Oblique view of Mount Everest, as seen from the International Space Station. Credit: Sergey Rryazanskiy/ Roscosmos.

One example is our lead image of Mount Everest in Nepal, which was taken by cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev (@OlegMKS), who was a flight engineer at ISS Expedition 39/40, and Expedition 55/56. Below, is another view of Earth’s highest mountain, taken by Sergey Rryazanskiy (@sergeyISS), who was on ISS Expeditions 37/38 and 52/53.

Thanks, toChhabi R. Pokhrel (@crpokhrel) for bringing attention to these images on Twitter. He lists himself as a mountaineering enthusiast and space geek.

MOUNT EVEREST FROM SPACE
On Nov. 26, 2003, astronauts onboard the International Space Station took advantage of their unique vantage point to photograph the Himalayas, looking south from over the Tibetan Plateau. The perspective is illustrated by the summits of Makalu [left (8,462 meters; 27,765 feet)] and Everest [right (8,850 meters; 29,035 feet)] – at the heights typically flown by commercial aircraft. Credit: NASA
Source: UNIVERSETODAY

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