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			Photo #: ISS004-E-12080 Date: May 2002 Geographic Region: SENEGAL Feature: PAN-DUST, COASTLINE



	Airborne African dust regularly reaches northeastern South America and the Caribbean. Westward dust transport from the Sahara across the central Atlantic has been a common occurrence this spring, with major events visible in both satellite images and photographs. Cap Vert, the westernmost point of Senegal, is dimly visible beneath the dust mass (center); the Arquipelago dos Bijagos in Guinea Bissau lies opposite the mouth of the sediment-laden Rio Corubal. This photo (ISS004-E-12080) was taken by the crew of the International Space Station on May 18, 2002, using a digital camera with a 35-mm lens.

Images:	All Available Images Low-Resolution 38k
Mission:	ISS004
Roll - Frame:	E - 12080
Geographical Name:	SENEGAL
Features:	PAN-DUST, COASTLINE
Center Lat x Lon:	14.0N x 16.5W
Film Exposure:		N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP:	10
Camera:	E4
Camera Tilt:	HO	LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length:	35
Nadir to Photo Center Direction:	N	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:	3958
Date:	20020518	YYYYMMDD
Time:	102114	GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat:	5.3N	Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon:	12.9W	Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth:	65	Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:	210	nautical miles
Sun Elevation:	52	Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:
Water Views:	SEDIMENT
Atmosphere Views:	DUST
Man Made Views:
City Views:	BISSAU

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