NASA Satellite Photos
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NASA7-722-46H: Gulf of Trieste, Italy (Spring 1998) 


The dark-looking waters of the Gulf of Trieste (bottom center) is located at the northern end of the Adriatic Sea. The gulf is bounded by Italy on the north and east and by Slovenia on the southeast. Three small Slovenian port cities (Piran, Izola, and Koper) are located along the coastline. A narrow strip of land that encircles most of the gulf belongs to Italy. The only exception is the above mentioned northwest coast of the Istrian Peninsula (only part of the peninsula is visible in this picture) in the lower right corner of the scene. The historic and picturesque seaside city of Trieste is barely discernible along the eastern edge of the Gulf of Trieste. The darker colored landscape throughout most of the image is rugged, forested mountains. An area of coastal wetlands in northeast Italy (lower left) also has a dark appearance (along the northwest coast of the Gulf of Trieste). The lighter colored mottled-looking landscape (left center) is part of the coastal plains where a variety of crops are produced. The light-colored, linear feature (middle left) is part of the Isonzo River that drains eastern Italy. A small delta is visible where the Isonzo River drains into the north side of the Gulf of Trieste.


TECHNICAL NOTES

Images:

Hi-Resolution (14.83 Mb) Lo-Resolution (345 Kb)

Mission:

NASA7

Roll - Frame: 

722 - 46 H

Geographical Name:

ITALY

Center Lat x Lon:

46N x 14E

Film Exposure: 

N

N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus

Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 

0

 

Camera Tilt:

LO

LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical

Camera Focal Lenth:

250 

 

Camera Look Direction:

 

The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West

Stereo?:

Y

Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't 

Orbit Number:

 

 

Date:

 

YYYYMMDD

Time:

 

GMT HHMMSS 

Nadir Lat:

 

 

Nadir Lon:

 

 

Sun Azimuth:

 

Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point

Space Craft Altitude: 

 

nautical miles

Sun Elevation:

 

Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point

Land Views:

MOUNTAIN, PLAIN

Water Views:

GULF, SWAMP

Atmosphere Views:

 

Man Made Views:

 

City Views:

 

Sources:
  • NASA JSC Digital Image Collection - http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/iams/html/search.htm
  • page source - http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/iams/html/search.htm

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