Photo #: STS040-80-40 Date: Jun. 1991Geographic Region: USA-CALIFORNIA
Feature: STOCKTON AREA
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Photo #: STS040-80-40 Date: Jun. 1991 Geographic Region: USA-CALIFORNIA Feature: STOCKTON AREA |
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| STS040-080-040 Stockton, California, U.S.A. June 1991 Stockton, developed during the California Gold Rush of the 1840s, is visible in this near-vertical photograph. The surrounding area is rich in agricultural lands that produce fruits and grains. Stockton is a major commercial and industrial center and a deep water port. Bethany Reservoir, a state recreation area, lies west of Stockton. Near the center left of the photograph appears the delta of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers continuing westward into San Pablo Bay. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 392k |
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| Mission: | STS040 |
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| Roll - Frame: | 80 - 40 |
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| Geographical Name: | USA-CALIFORNIA |
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| Features: | STOCKTON AREA |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 38.0N x 121W |
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| Film Exposure: | N | N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus |
| Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: | 0 |
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| Camera:: | HB |
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| Camera Tilt: | 21 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 250 |
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| Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | W | 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: | 98 |
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| Date: | 19910611 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 151913 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 38.3N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 120.1W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 82 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 151 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 29 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | VALLEY |
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| Water Views: | RIVER |
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| Atmosphere Views: | |
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| Man Made Views: | AGRICULTURE, URBAN AREA |
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| City Views: | STOCKTON |
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