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			Photo #: ISS002-E-9309 Date: Jul. 2001 Geographic Region: LESSER ANTILLES Feature: MONTSERRAT, PLUME, LAHARS



	ISS002-E-9309 Montserrat, Lesser Antilles July 2001 Volcanic activity on the West Indian island of Montserrat has remained high for several years--the current activity started in 1995. However, remote sensing of the island has been difficult because of frequent cloud cover. The International Space Station crew flew north of the island on a clear day in early July (July 9, 2001) and recorded a vigorous steam plume emanating from the summit of Soufriere Hills. The image also reveals the extensive volcanic mud flows (lahars) and new deltas built out from the coast from the large amounts of volcanic debris delivered downstream by the rivers draining the mountain. As a small island (only 13 x 8 km), all of Montserrat has been impacted by the eruptions.

Images:	All Available Images Low-Resolution 38k
Mission:	ISS002
Roll - Frame:	E - 9309
Geographical Name:	LESSER ANTILLES
Features:	MONTSERRAT, PLUME, LAHARS
Center Lat x Lon:	16.5N x 62W
Film Exposure:		N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP:	10
Camera:	E2
Camera Tilt:	HO	LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length:	800
Nadir to Photo Center Direction:	S	The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West
Stereo?:		Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
Orbit Number:	3062
Date:	20010709	YYYYMMDD
Time:	180000	GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat:	21.9N	Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon:	61.7W	Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth:	276	Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:	204	nautical miles
Sun Elevation:	65	Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:	COAST, ISLAND, MOUNTAIN
Water Views:
Atmosphere Views:	PLUME
Man Made Views:
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