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STS038-79-40

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Mission: STS038 Roll: 79 Frame: 40 Mission ID on the Film or image: STS38
Country or Geographic Name: INDIAN OCEAN
Features: CONTRAIL W/SHADOW
Center Point Latitude: Center Point Longitude: (Negative numbers indicate south for latitude and west for longitude)
Stereo: Yes (Yes indicates there is an adjacent picture of the same area)
ONC Map ID: JNC Map ID:

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Camera Tilt: Low Oblique
Camera Focal Length: 250mm
Camera: HB: Hasselblad
Film: 5017 : Kodak, natural color positive, Ektachrome, X Professional, ASA 64, standard base.

Quality

Film Exposure: Normal
Percentage of Cloud Cover: 30 (26-50)

Nadir

Date: 19901118 (YYYYMMDD)GMT Time: 050426 (HHMMSS)
Nadir Point Latitude: -16.3, Longitude: 61.5 (Negative numbers indicate south for latitude and west for longitude)
Nadir to Photo Center Direction:
Sun Azimuth: 101 (Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point)
Spacecraft Altitude: 134 nautical miles (248 km)
Sun Elevation Angle: 53 (Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point)
Orbit Number: 36

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