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  Image: Geographic Location Direction Photo #: STS040-78-91 Date: Jun. 1991
Geographic Region: SAUDI ARABIA
Feature: RED SEA-PAN TO NORTHEAST

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  STS040-078-091 Hijaz Mountains and Nafud Desert, Saudi Arabia June 1991
The dissected Hijaz Mountains and the northwestern portion the Nafud Desert of Saudi Arabia are visible in this high-oblique, northwest-looking photograph. The barren Hijaz were formed by the uplifting of the eastern flank of the Great Rift Valley that runs through the basin of the Red Sea (west of the range). The narrow coastal plain between the mountains and the sea is extremely desolate. East of the mountains are the orange sands of the Nafud Desert, known for its sudden violent winds that have formed many great crescent-shaped dunes (barely discernible near the north center of the photograph). The desert, occupying a great oval depression, is surrounded by sandstone outcrops that have been eroded into grotesque shapes by these strong winds. Rainfall occurs once or twice yearly in the region. Near the south and southeastern portions of the photograph, dark lava flows from ancient volcanoes stand out. Near the horizon are the Gulf of Suez, the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and the western half of the Syrian Desert.
 
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Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 71k
Mission: STS040  
Roll - Frame: 78 - 91
Geographical Name: SAUDI ARABIA  
Features: RED SEA-PAN TO NORTHEAST  
Center Lat x Lon: 27.5N x 38.0E
Film Exposure: N   N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 5
 
Camera: HB
 
Camera Tilt: HO   LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length: 50  
 
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   Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
Orbit Number: 94  
 
Date: 19910611   YYYYMMDD
Time: 093417   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: 23.7N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: 38.9E  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth: 257   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude: 154   nautical miles
Sun Elevation: 87   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views: MOUNTAIN, DESERT, RIFT, FAULT  
Water Views: SEA, GULF  
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