Photo #: STS078-736-74 Date: Jun. 1996Geographic Region: USA-MISSISSIPPI Feature: CORINTH, WHEELER L.,AGR. |
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| STS078-736-074 Pickwick Lake, Corinth, Mississippi June 1996 The rolling terrain of northeastern Mississippi, with its scattered agricultural fields, can be seen in this west-looking low-oblique view. The small city of Corinth is discernible at the center of the image. Highway 45 traverses north-south through the city, and highway 72 traverses east-west through the city. Corinth is a trade and processing center for lumbering, livestock, and grain industries of the area. During the American Civil War, Corinth was a strategic railroad center. Near the bottom left of the image, Bay Springs Lake is visible. Near the bottom right of the image, the Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake are discernible. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 374k |
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| Mission: | STS078 |
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| Roll - Frame: | 736 - 74 |
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| Geographical Name: | USA-MISSISSIPPI |
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| Features: | CORINTH, WHEELER L.,AGR. |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 35.0N x 88.5W |
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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: | 42 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 250 |
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| Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | NW | 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: | 99 |
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| Date: | 19960626 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 175202 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 33.1N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 87.4W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 180 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 145 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 80 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | FOREST |
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| Water Views: | LAKE, RIVER |
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| Atmosphere Views: | |
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| Man Made Views: | AGRICULTURE |
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| City Views: | |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences | ||
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