Apollo 7 Mission,Tibet highlands

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES

08.03.2010

Courtesy Photo

NASA

Apollo 7, the great lake-studded highlands of Tibet, as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during its 24th revolution of the earth. Photographed from an altitude of 124 nautical miles. The snow line in the picture is at 18,000 feet; and the lakes are at 15,000 feet above sea level. Nganglaring Tsho Lake,Tarok Tsho Lake. Near vertical. Altitude: 124 miles. Latitude: 31 degrees,28' North,Longitude: 83 degrees 54' East. Original film magazine was labled N. Camera Data: Hasselblad 500-C; Lens: Zeiss Planar,F/2.8,80mm; Film Type: Kodak SO-121,Aerial Ektachrome; Filter: Wratten 2A. Flight Date: October 11-12. 1968.

NASA Identifier: as07-05-1617

• Date Taken: 08.03.2010
• Date Posted: 10.19.2012 19:00
• Photo ID: 762533
• Resolution: 4116x4072
• Size: 23.17 MB
• Location: WASHINGTON, DC, US