M These are two comparison images of Mount Everest and its surroundings, along the border of Nepal and Tibet. North is toward the upper left.
Radar illumination is from the top of the frame.
The optical photograph has been geometrically adjusted to better match the area shown in the radar image. Many features of the Himalayan terrain are visible in both images. Snow covered areas appear white in the optical photograph while the same areas appear bright blue in the radar image. The radar image was taken in early spring and shows deep snow cover, while the optical photograph was taken in late summer and shows minimum snow cover. The curving and branching features seen in both images are glaciers.