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4. STS040-80-064 - Milford Reservoir and Fort Riley are depicted in
the center of this photo, taken June 11, 1991. Extending from Abilene
to Manhattan, this image encompasses approximately 1,300 square miles.
Variations in suspended sediments account for the contrasting colors in
Milford Reservoir. Tuttle Creek Reservoir is visible in the southeast
corner of the image.
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5. STS040-80-062 This photograph of the Great Bend
area was taken June 11, 1991. The feature in the center of the photo is
Cheyenne Bottoms, a 41,000-acre natural basin located about 7 miles
north of Great Bend. Lack of continuous flow into Cheyenne Bottoms from
the Arkansas River and Walnut Creek makes management of these wetlands
difficult. This photo was taken at an altitude of 152 nautical miles
during an extended drought in the area, which lasted from 1990 to
1992. Thirty-nine species of birds, most of which are migratory, have
been spotted at Cheyenne Bottoms.
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6. STS058-102-017 Kansas City is visible in the center
of this panoramic view of the Midwest. Sensors mounted on other
space-based platforms such as Landsat are not capable of capturing
sweeping views such as this, because those sensors can only point
toward the center of the Earth. Shuttle cameras, on the other hand, are
operated by humans and can be pointed in any direction. Images such as
this allow scientists to study Earth and its inhabitants from a
regional perspective. This photo was taken Oct. 22, 1993 from an
altitude of 151 nautical miles.
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