Mountain peaks span the entire bottom of the image, but also reached the upper right of the image in a steady diagonal. The lower portion of mountains appear bright white, illuminated by the sun, but cast a shadow on most of the rest of the mountains as well as the snow covered plain above.

Long Shadows of Mongolian Mountains

In central Asia, jagged mountain peaks rise high above the steppe. View the full story

Credits: NASA / Expedition 70 crew

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TakenJanuary 25, 2024

Image CreditNASA / Expedition 70 crew

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