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			Photo #: STS107-E-5290 Date: Jan. 2003 Geographic Region: IRAN Feature: MASHHAD, SNOW



	With a population of just over two million, Mashhad is Iran's second-largest city. It is located in the Kashaf River valley near the northeast corner of the country, not far away from the borders of Turkmenistan and Afganistan. Besides being the capital and center of commerce for Khorasan province, Mashhad is tourist center as well as a site of pilgrimage for millions to the shrine of martyred Shi'ate Imam Reza. The crew of STS-107 acquired this snow-enhanced image just after noon (local time) on January 21, 2003. The long runways of the international airport, on the southeastern edge of the city, run parallel to the prevailing valley winds. Note how little snow is visible in the urbanized areas and the discoloration of snow in the surrounding area, probably due to wind-borne smoke generated by fuel burning in the city.

Images:	All Available Images Low-Resolution 102k
Mission:	STS107
Roll - Frame:	E - 5290
Geographical Name:	IRAN
Features:	MASHHAD, SNOW
Center Lat x Lon:	36.5N x 59.5E
Film Exposure:		N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP:	10
Camera:	E4
Camera Tilt:	40	LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length:	400
Nadir to Photo Center Direction:		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:	76
Date:	20030121	YYYYMMDD
Time:	082616	GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat:	37.4N	Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon:	61.3E	Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth:	186	Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:	145	nautical miles
Sun Elevation:	33	Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:	VALLEY
Water Views:
Atmosphere Views:
Man Made Views:	AIRPORT
City Views:	MASHHAD

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