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  Image: Geographic Location Direction Photo #: ISS008-E-16328 Date: Feb. 2004
Geographic Region: IRAN
Feature: DUST STORM, KERMAN DESERT

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  Major Dust Storm East of Bam, Iran:
This stunning photo shows a major dust storm raging in the Kerman Desert, just east of the city of Bam in Southeastern, Iran. The image was acquired by the crew of the International Space Station on the afternoon of February 15, 2004, using a digital camera with a 50-mm lens.
 
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Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 88k
Mission: ISS008  
Roll - Frame: E - 16328
Geographical Name: IRAN  
Features: DUST STORM, KERMAN DESERT  
Center Lat x Lon: 29.0N x 59.0E
Film Exposure:   N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 50
 
Camera: E4
 
Camera Tilt: HO   LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length: 50  
 
Nadir to Photo Center Direction: W   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: 1906  
 
Date: 20040215   YYYYMMDD
Time: 113635   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: 29.1N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: 65.5E  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth: 241   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude: 194   nautical miles
Sun Elevation: 22   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views: DESERT  
Water Views:  
Atmosphere Views: DUST  
Man Made Views:  
City Views:  
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