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			Photo #: STS112-E-6013 Date: Oct. 2002 Geographic Region: KAZAKHSTAN Feature: SURFACE MINES, AGRICULTURE, ARKALYK



	Agricultural activities and mining occur side-by-side in the Republic of Kazakhstan. This scene is located in the Turgayskaya Oblast of central Kazakhstan, near the provincial capital of Arkalyk, where Russian spacecraft landings occur. The large, mostly square fields are probably spring wheat, one of the cereal grains that grows well in the cold, dry climate. The colorful, irregular patterns on the left side of the image appear to be surface-mining operations where water has accumulated to form small lakes. Bauxite and asbestos are the principal minerals extracted in this region.

Images:	All Available Images Low-Resolution 89k
Mission:	STS112
Roll - Frame:	E - 6013
Geographical Name:	KAZAKHSTAN
Features:	SURFACE MINES, AGRICULTURE, ARKALYK
Center Lat x Lon:	50.2N x 66.9E
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:	12	LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length:	400
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=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
Orbit Number:	151
Date:	20021017	YYYYMMDD
Time:	090910	GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat:	50.3N	Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon:	67.6E	Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth:	212	Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:	203	nautical miles
Sun Elevation:	26	Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:
Water Views:
Atmosphere Views:
Man Made Views:	MINING, AGRICULTURE
City Views:	ARKALYK

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