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Identification

Mission: STS090 Roll: 759 Frame: 49 Mission ID on the Film or image: STS90
Country or Geographic Name: GREECE
Features: ATHENS, AIYINA ISLAND
Center Point Latitude: 38.0 Center Point Longitude: 23.5 (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: G-03 JNC Map ID: 21

Camera

Camera Tilt: 13
Camera Focal Length: 250mm
Camera: HB: Hasselblad
Film: 5069 : Kodak Elite 100S, E6 Reversal, Replaces Lumiere, Warmer in tone vs. Lumiere.

Quality

Film Exposure: Normal
Percentage of Cloud Cover: 5 (0-10)

Nadir

Date: 19980428 (YYYYMMDD)GMT Time: 102254 (HHMMSS)
Nadir Point Latitude: 37.9, Longitude: 23.0 (Negative numbers indicate south for latitude and west for longitude)
Nadir to Photo Center Direction: East
Sun Azimuth: 178 (Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point)
Spacecraft Altitude: 131 nautical miles (243 km)
Sun Elevation Angle: 66 (Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point)
Orbit Number: 172

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STS090-759-49 Athens, Greece April 1998
Athens, the capital and largest city in Greece (center of the image), and one of the world’s most historical and beautiful cities, can be seen in this northeast looking view. Named for Athena, the goddess of wisdom, Athens is the hub of Greek political, industrial, and cultural life. Together, Athens and its port city of Piraeus, account for nearly 45% of Greece’s industrial output. The city is located on a plain cut by limestone ridges. On the green hill of the Acropolis, the light
rectangular areas of the Parthenon and the Agora are easily visible. Most all the buildings in the city are constructed of white marble. The Saronic Gulf, an inlet to the Aegean Sea, lies a few miles (km) southwest of the city. The climate of Athens is temperate and dry. The more reflective clear area near the right center of the image is the Spata Airfield. Aiyina Island is visible near the bottom right of the image.

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