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APOD: Himalayan Horizon from Space
written by Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell
This Astronomy Picture of the Day depicts the Himalayan mountain range in Nepal.  The image was taken from the International Space Station.  Links provide background information about Skylab, the Himalayas, and plate tectonics.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap011226.html
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Provided as a service of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC & Michigan Tech. U.
Keywords:
Himalayan, image, mountains, photograph, space station
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Metadata instance created May 27, 2008 by Ann Deml
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April 21, 2009 by Lyle Barbato
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December 26, 2001
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R. Nemiroff and J. Bonnell, , WWW Document, (https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap011226.html).
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R. Nemiroff and J. Bonnell, APOD: Himalayan Horizon from Space, <https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap011226.html>.
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Nemiroff, R., & Bonnell, J. (2001, December 26). APOD: Himalayan Horizon from Space. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap011226.html
Chicago Format
Nemiroff, Robert, and Jerry Bonnell. APOD: Himalayan Horizon from Space. December 26, 2001. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap011226.html (accessed 2 May 2025).
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Nemiroff, Robert, and Jerry Bonnell. APOD: Himalayan Horizon from Space. 26 Dec. 2001. 2 May 2025 <https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap011226.html>.
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