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			Photo #: STS069-711-AG Date: Sep. 1995 Geographic Region: SOMALIA Feature: HAFUN, COAST, SUNGLINT



	STS-069-711-0AG Hafun Peninsula, Northeast Somalia August 1995 The Hafun Peninsula along the northeast coast of Somalia is a tombolo -- a long, narrow accumulation of sand with one end attached to the mainland and the other end projecting to an offshore island or pillar of rocks. This part of Somalia is a hot desert with very little vegetation. Vivid drainage patterns are visible adjacent to the coastal sands. This natural color photograph and color infrared STS-049-087-035 may be compared--the color infrared photograph uses sunglint to show dynamic ocean patterns; however, this natural color picture also shows ocean dynamics as the warm, north-flowing current has produced an "island" wake effect on the north side of the peninsula. It is also interesting to compare the north-south-oriented lines of color change in the area immediately west of the tombolo, a change possibly resulting from the beach sands meeting a more resistant low escarpment that has different reflective properties.

Images:	All Available Images Low-Resolution 87k
Mission:	STS069
Roll - Frame:	711 - AG
Geographical Name:	SOMALIA
Features:	HAFUN, COAST, SUNGLINT
Center Lat x Lon:	10.5N x 51.0E
Film Exposure:	N	N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP:	0
Camera:	HB
Camera Tilt:	LO	LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length:	100
Nadir to Photo Center Direction:		The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West
Stereo?:	N	Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
Orbit Number:
Date:	199509__	YYYYMMDD
Time:		GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat:	N	Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon:	E	Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth:		Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:		nautical miles
Sun Elevation:		Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:	PENINSULA
Water Views:	OCEAN
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Man Made Views:
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