Close-Up of Mount Everest

[multiweb]

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149632/close-up-of-mount-everest

Pretty cool shot almost straight down from the ISS. Whole high resolution field here (https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/149000/149632/iss066e086253_lrg.jpg).

[frank777]

That dark face of Everest is exactly what I saw from a plane leaving Kathmandu many years ago...a stark black triangle on the horizon, above everything else. I'm sure the plane tipped to port when all the passengers rushed to the windows when the pilot announced the view over the intercom.

[Dennis]

Stunning views Marc, thanks for the links.:thumbsup::)

Cheers

Dennis

[gary]

Paper : "Six Decades of Glacier Mass Changes around Mt. Everest Are Revealed by Historical and Contemporary Images" King et. al Nov 2020 :-
https://www.cell.com/one-earth/pdfExtended/S2590-3322(20)30549-2

[Dennis]

Thanks Gary, that was a sobering report, especially when comparing the aerial photos....:(

Cheers

Dennis