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Earth observations taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-93 mission
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Earth observations taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-93 mission

STS093-704-087 (23-27 July 1999) --- This low angle, early morning shot over Chile was photographed from the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia during the STS-93 mission. In the words of one of the scientists studying the STS-93 Earth imagery, Laguna Verde, in the Atacama Province of Chile (near the Argentine border), lies like a turquoise jewel among the stark black and white snow covered volcanic peaks of the High Andes. The ambient elevation in this part of the Andes is 16,000 feet (4,877 meters) with the highest local peak, Nevada Ojas de Salado (just to the right of the lake), reaching to 23,240 feet. (7084 meters.)

Date
1999-07-23
Collection
JSC
Archive
NASA Image and Video Library
Type
photograph

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"Earth observations taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-93 mission" (1999-07-23). NASA/JSC. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/sts093-704-087

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