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  Image: Geographic Location Direction Photo #: ISS007-E-7247 Date: Jun. 2003
Geographic Region: USA-NEBRASKA
Feature: OMAHA, MISSOURI RIVER, COUNCIL BLUFFS

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  The Missouri River served as a vital waterway for transport of the epic Lewis and Clark Expedition. In the vicinity of Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa, this mighty river meanders southward through a broad floodplain some two to eight miles wide, bordered by dissected bluffs. In late July 1804, the expedition paused to rest and repair their boats and planned the "first" Native American council (Council Bluff) with representatives of the Otoe Tribe.

This photograph was taken by the Expedition 7 crew of the International Space Station on June 13, 2003, and is among the first acquisitions of an ongoing effort to document from space dozens of historical sites along the Lewis and Clark Expedition's entire route. In this near-vertical view of Omaha--with a population estimated at more than three quarters of a million residents--the city is situated on high ground to the west of the river while Eppley Airfield and the town of Council Bluffs are located on the floodplain.
 
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Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 76k
Mission: ISS007  
Roll - Frame: E - 7247
Geographical Name: USA-NEBRASKA  
Features: OMAHA, MISSOURI RIVER, COUNCIL BLUFFS  
Center Lat x Lon: 41.5N x 96W
Film Exposure:   N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 10
 
Camera: E4
 
Camera Tilt: 22   LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length: 180  
 
Nadir to Photo Center Direction: E   The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West
Stereo?:   Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
Orbit Number: 2047  
 
Date: 20030613   YYYYMMDD
Time: 182701   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: 41.2N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: 97.4W  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth: 178   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude: 209   nautical miles
Sun Elevation: 72   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:  
Water Views: RIVER  
Atmosphere Views:  
Man Made Views:  
City Views: COUNCIL BLUFFS, OMAHA  
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