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Thought this was a really cool pic.

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It certainly is. Gave quite a different perspective. The shadow from Makalu was impressive also.
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And that line of a thousand tiny dots going up the SE ridge 8)
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Nice.
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I am always fascinated by these images of earth from space. Takes me back to my Remote Sensing classes at NAU. This one had me a bit baffled however, as none of the geography and landmarks made sense to me. Then I saw this, http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nasa- ... -/1044818/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Spectacular photo nonetheless.
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CAF wrote:I am always fascinated by these images of earth from space. Takes me back to my Remote Sensing classes at NAU. This one had me a bit baffled however, as none of the geography and landmarks made sense to me. Then I saw this, http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nasa- ... -/1044818/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Spectacular photo nonetheless.
I too was a bit perplexed by the photo having just returned from the Everest Region. However, I wasn't prepared to say it was incorrect.
Mark A Steiner wrote:It certainly is. Gave quite a different perspective. The shadow from Makalu was impressive also.
In light of the mistake, I wonder how Makalu was identified in the photo.
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I was definitely perplexed my the image as well and am happy to find out its not Everest as I thought I might be losing it mentally a bit :) I thought I knew the various faces, cwms, & ridges of Everest, as well as nearby Lhotse fairly well and really couldn't identify anything on the image.
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gdthomas wrote:
CAF wrote:I am always fascinated by these images of earth from space. Takes me back to my Remote Sensing classes at NAU. This one had me a bit baffled however, as none of the geography and landmarks made sense to me. Then I saw this, http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nasa- ... -/1044818/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Spectacular photo nonetheless.
I too was a bit perplexed by the photo having just returned from the Everest Region. However, I wasn't prepared to say it was incorrect.
Mark A Steiner wrote:It certainly is. Gave quite a different perspective. The shadow from Makalu was impressive also.
In light of the mistake, I wonder how Makalu was identified in the photo.
The rather pointed shadow to the east of "Everest" suggested its presence. But yes, re-examination of the photo does provide more questions. I've never been to the Everest region, so I'll drop out of this thread and wait for more expert opinion.
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Glad to know I wasn't going bonkers in trying to find Island Peak and failing miserably. :lol:
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I was struggling to locate the Everest-Lhotse-Nuptse ridge without success. Its usually pretty obvious with Everest ariel photos. I guess this explains why.
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To follow up on this...

My friend Stewart Green concluded that the peak in the photo is actually 25,171-foot Saser Kangri I, in the Saser Muztagh subrange of the Karakorams. He wrote about it on his About.com blog, and the identification was verified by (mutual Facebook friend) Satyabrata Dam, who's actually climbed it.

The more you know :-D
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