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NASA astronaut shares picture of Himalayas from space, netizens say ‘majestic’

NASA astronaut and flight engineer for the International Space Station (ISS) Mark T Vande Hei recently shared a picture of the Himalayan range as viewed from space and the picture has left netizens mesmerised. “Somewhere on a clear, bright day in the Himalayas. I cannot get enough views like this,” he wrote while sharing the picture on Twitter.

Situated in South and East Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau, the Himalayan range contains many of Earth’s highest peaks, including Mount Everest.