Santiago, Chile and Mendoza, Argentina

Santiago, Chile and Mendoza, Argentina: High Andes between Santiago, Chile and Mendoza, Argentina. BJ's photograph, centered on Mt. Aconcagua (22,834 ft), was taken at about the time when ham radio communication was established between Endeavour and members of a climbing expedition of the flanks of the great mountain.

Photo and caption thanks to:
Earth Sciences and Image Analysis, NASA-Johnson Space Center. 29 Aug. 2002. "Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Photographic Highlights." http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/debrief/STS089/topFiles/STS089-743-51.htm>.

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