Mercury-Atlas 9, Western Tibet and Kashmir - Mercury

Mercury-Atlas 9, Western Tibet and Kashmir

Mercury

First aerial view of western Tibet and Kashmir

S-63-6444 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.20 - Extremely rare  - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph of western Tibet and Kashmir near Headwaters of Indus, from Space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

25,4 x 20,32 cm / 10 x 8 inch

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This photo was taken during the 22nd orbit of Mercury-Atlas 9. You can see Lake Ch'in-Tzu-Hu at upper right, Lake Yen-K'o-Ling-Ts at lower left center and the Korakaram Range is at upper center.

Data sheet

Format : Horizontal

Type : Color

Theme : Space

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