Astronaut Photography of Earth - Display Record
STS068-248-44
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| File Name | File Size (bytes) | Width | Height | Annotated | Cropped | Purpose | Comments | |
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| View | STS068-248-44.JPG | 45757 | 640 | 480 | No | No | ISD 1 | |
| View | STS068-248-44_2.TIF | 6391156 | 2600 | 2574 | No | No | ReefBase 1 | |
| View | STS068-248-44.TIF | 6759840 | 2150 | 2170 | No | Yes | ReefBase 1 | Color adjusted |
| View | STS068-248-44.JPG | 216925 | 540 | 335 | Yes | Yes | Publisher Request | World Atlas of Coral Reefs Publication |
| View | STS068-248-44.JPG | 3180199 | 1902 | 1181 | Yes | Yes | Publisher Request | World Atlas of Coral Reefs Publication |
| View | STS068-248-44.TIF | 50340260 | 4096 | 4096 | No | No |
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Identification
Mission: STS068 Roll: 248 Frame: 44 Mission ID on the Film or image: STS68Country or Geographic Name: SEYCHELLES
Features: ALDABRA ISLAND
Center Point Latitude: -9.5 Center Point Longitude: 46.5 (Negative numbers indicate south for latitude and west for longitude)
Stereo: No (Yes indicates there is an adjacent picture of the same area)
ONC Map ID: JNC Map ID: 67
Camera
Camera Tilt: 21Camera Focal Length: 250mm
Camera: HB: Hasselblad
Film: 5046 : Kodak, natural color positive, Lumiere 100/5046, ASA 100, standard base.
Quality
Film Exposure: NormalPercentage of Cloud Cover: 50 (26-50)
Nadir
Date: 19941008 (YYYYMMDD)GMT Time: 105141 (HHMMSS)Nadir Point Latitude: -10.2, Longitude: 46.5 (Negative numbers indicate south for latitude and west for longitude)
Nadir to Photo Center Direction: North
Sun Azimuth: 275 (Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point)
Spacecraft Altitude: 111 nautical miles (206 km)
Sun Elevation Angle: 58 (Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point)
Orbit Number: 130
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Aldabra Atoll is a raised atoll in the southwest Seychelles and a World Heritage Site. There are many unique species on land, including the last giant tortoises in the region, while the reefs are important and relatively pristine [STS068-248-44, 1994].Download Packaged File.
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