Photo #: STS077-703-25 Date: May 1996 Geographic Region: BALEARIC ISLANDS Feature: PAN-MENORCA,MALLORCA,COAST |
STS077-703-025 Balearic Islands, Spain May 1996 The Balearic Islands off the east coast of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea are featured in this west-looking, low-oblique photograph. The islands, a major tourist area noted for its picturesque scenery and mild climate, also produce fruit, wine, grain, and olive oil. Cattle raising and fishing are also major industries. Majorca, famous for many prehistoric monuments, is the largest of the Balearic Islands. On the west and northwest sides of the island lie the Sierra de Alfabia Mountains, rising to an altitude of 4739 feet (1445 meters). The south and east portions of the island consist of gently rolling and very fertile terrain. The Gulf of Valencia and portions of eastern Spain are visible in the top quarter of the photograph. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 85k |
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Mission: | STS077 |
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Roll - Frame: | 703 - 25 |
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Geographical Name: | BALEARIC ISLANDS |
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Features: | PAN-MENORCA,MALLORCA,COAST |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 39.5N x 2.0E |
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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: | 5 |
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Camera:: | HB |
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Camera Tilt: | HO | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 100 |
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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: | 62 |
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Date: | 19960523 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 061951 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 39.0N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 8.4E |
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: | 153 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 24 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | HILL, COAST, ISLAND |
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Water Views: | SEA |
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