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LOCATION Direction Photo #: STS068-246-99 Date: Oct. 1994
Geographic Region: FRANCE
Feature: ALLIER R, CITIES, AGRICULTURE


IMAGE
 
STS068-246-099 Allier River, Moulins, France October, 1994
The Allier River is visible traversing the image from the bottom center (south) to midway between the top left and top center in this northwest-looking view. The Allier River, navigable for most of its course, rises in the Cevennes Mountains of southeastern France and flows generally northwestward for 255 miles (410 km) joining the Loires River just west of Nevers, France (not visible on image). Located on east bank (right) of the Allier River near the bottom center of the image is the manufacturing city of Moulins. The city has remarkable artistic and historical treasures dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries. A highway loop is discernible surrounding the eastern half of the city. A portion of the Loire River, the longest river in France, is visible in the upper right quadrant of the image. The forested uplands (darker landscape) of the Langres Plateau are discernible in the upper right portion of the image.


Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 380k
Mission: STS068  
Roll - Frame: 246 - 99
Geographical Name: FRANCE  
Features: ALLIER R, CITIES, AGRICULTURE  
Center Lat x Lon: 46.5N x 3.5E
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: 18   LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length: 250  
 
Nadir to Photo Center Direction: N   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: 98  
 
Date: 19941006   YYYYMMDD
Time: 111701   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: 45.9N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: 3.3E  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth: 174   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude: 115   nautical miles
Sun Elevation: 39   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views: VALLEY, PLATEAU, FOREST  
Water Views: RIVER  
Atmosphere Views:  
Man Made Views: URBAN AREA, HIGHWAY  
City Views:  

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