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			Photo #: STS073-735-47 Date: Nov. 1995 Geographic Region: BOLIVIA Feature: LAKE POOPO, DRAINAGE



	STS073-735-047 Lake Poopo, Bolivia October 1995 Since 1994, some Space Shuttle photographs of Lake Poopo, located on the Altiplano of southwestern Bolivia, have shown the lake only partially filled with water. This photograph, showing almost no measurable surface water in the lake, indicates moisture only in the dark area that almost completely outlines the lake. The darker area probably represents some form of vegetation in what was the deeper part of the lake. The Desaguadero River, which has been the major water recharge source for the lake, is difficult to trace. This photograph is part of a time sequence that shows the fluctuations in water levels of the lake. (Refer to STS-51J-144-0023, STS-032-088-069, STS-048-072-049, and STS-064-091-022 for additional photographs and data.)

Images:	All Available Images Low-Resolution 110k
Mission:	STS073
Roll - Frame:	735 - 47
Geographical Name:	BOLIVIA
Features:	LAKE POOPO, DRAINAGE
Center Lat x Lon:	18.5S x 67W
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:	19	LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length:	100
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	Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
Orbit Number:	228
Date:	19951103	YYYYMMDD
Time:	163603	GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat:	18.8S	Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon:	66.2W	Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth:	297	Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:	145	nautical miles
Sun Elevation:	82	Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:	BASIN, PLAIN, PLATEAU
Water Views:	LAKE, PLAYA
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Man Made Views:
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Associated Photos in Sequence:

Photo #: STS057-99-65
Description: PERU/BOLIVIA-1993; L. TITICACA, L. POOPO REGION-SYNOPTIC VIEW
Sequence ID: 6A

Photo #: SL3-115-1911
Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO-1973; LAKE LEVEL
Sequence ID: 6B

Photo #: STS51J-144-23
Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO-1985; LAKE LEVEL
Sequence ID: 6C

Photo #: STS026-40-64
Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO, LAKE COIPASA-1988; LAKE POOPO LAKE LEVEL
Sequence ID: 6D

Photo #: STS032-88-69
Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO-1990; LAKE LEVEL
Sequence ID: 6E

Photo #: STS048-72-49
Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO-1991; LAKE LEVEL CHANGES
Sequence ID: 6F

Photo #: STS064-91-22
Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO-1994; DECREASING LAKE LEVEL
Sequence ID: 6G

Photo #: STS073-735-47 ** Currently displayed photo **
Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO-1995; LAKE IS DRY
Sequence ID: 6H

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