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			Photo #: STS078-735-33 Date: Jul. 1996 Geographic Region: BOLIVIA Feature: LAKE TITICACA, MOUNTAINS



	STS078-735-033 Lake Titicaca, Bolivia and Peru June 1996 The dark water at the southeast end of Lake Titicaca contrasts dramatically with the rugged semi-desert in this detailed view of the area. The sparsely vegetated semiarid landscape helps to accentuate the topographic features that are found along the south shore of the lake. At least three eroded volcanic structures are visible; the largest one can be easily identified by the radial drainage pattern (western quadrant of the image). Maximum elevation of this volcano is 15718 feet (4790 meters) above sea level. The Strait of Tiguina connects the smaller southeast end of Lake Titicaca with the main part of the lake. Although the town of Copacabana, located along the northwest coast of the T-shaped peninsula, is not identifiable on this image, it is a site where Inca ruins can be visited.

Images:	All Available Images Low-Resolution 310k
Mission:	STS078
Roll - Frame:	735 - 33
Geographical Name:	BOLIVIA
Features:	LAKE TITICACA, MOUNTAINS
Center Lat x Lon:	16.5S x 69W
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:	16	LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length:	250
Nadir to Photo Center Direction:	E	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:	227
Date:	19960704	YYYYMMDD
Time:	173326	GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat:	16.6S	Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon:	69.7W	Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth:	342	Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:	144	nautical miles
Sun Elevation:	49	Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:	VOLCANO, MOUNTAIN
Water Views:	LAKE
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