STS-110 Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Debriefing with Crewmembers
May 28, 2002

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STS110-738-93
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Baku, Azerbaijan: Apsheron Peninsula, Baku, oil production facilities. Commercial exploitation began in 1872, and by the beginning of the 20th century the Baku oil field was the largest in the world. Toward the end of the 20th century much of the land's petroleum had been exhausted, and drilling had extended into the sea. Baku ranks as one of the largest centers for the production of oil-industry equipment. Other industries are shipbuilding and repair and the manufacture of electrical machinery.

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