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NASA Satellite Photos
Astronomy
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Photo Number: |
STS081-747-031
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Date:
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January 1997
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Geographic
Region:
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Croatia
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Feature:
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Pula, Istrian Peninsula
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The sourthern portion of the mountainous Istrian
Peninsula can be seen in this northeast-looking view. The peninsula sits
between the Gulf of Venice to the west (left) and the Gulf of Fiume to the
east (right). Much Of the peninsula is thickly forested and is predominantly
agricultural. The city of Pula, near the southern tip of the Istrian
Peninsula, is a major seaport and an industrial center. Shipbuilding is a
major industry in Pula. The city also has a major naval base.
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TECHNICAL NOTES
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Images:
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Hi-Resolution (15.35 Mb)
and Lo-Resolution (289k)
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Mission:
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STS081
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Roll
- Frame:
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747
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31
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Geographical
Name:
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CROATIA
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Center
Lat x Lon:
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45N
x 14E
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Film
Exposure:
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N
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N=Normal
exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
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Percentage
of Cloud Cover-CLDP:
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0
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-
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Camera
Tilt:
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LO
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LO=Low
Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
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Camera
Focal Lenth:
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100
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Camera
Look Direction:
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-
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The
direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East,
W=West
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Stereo?:
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Y
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Y=Yes
there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
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Orbit
Number:
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- |
-
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Date:
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-
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YYYYMMDD
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Time:
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GMT
HHMMSS
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Nadir
Lat:
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-
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Nadir
Lon:
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- |
-
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Sun
Azimuth:
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-
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Clockwise
angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
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Space
Craft Altitude:
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-
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nautical
miles
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Sun
Elevation:
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-
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Angle
in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
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Land
Views:
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PENINSULA,
HILL
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Water
Views:
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SEA
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Atmosphere
Views:
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- |
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Man
Made Views:
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AGRICULTURE
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City
Views:
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- |
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Source:
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NASA JSC Digital Image Collection
- Earth from Space - page information:
http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/photoinfo.cgi?PHOTO=STS081-747-031
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Image sources -
http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/hires.cgi?PHOTO=STS081-747-031
(hi-resolution - 15.35MB) and
http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/lores.cgi?PHOTO=STS081-747-031 (Lo-Resolution
- 289k)
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This page compliments
of Marisa Ciceran
Created:
Saturday, June 09, 2001; Last updated:
Sunday, October 07, 2007
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