Photo #: STS079-783-26 Date: Sep. 1996Geographic Region: USA-MARYLAND
Feature: BALTIMORE, CHESAPEAKE B.
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Photo #: STS079-783-26 Date: Sep. 1996 Geographic Region: USA-MARYLAND Feature: BALTIMORE, CHESAPEAKE B. |
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| STS079-783-026 Baltimore, Maryland, USA September 1996 Downtown Baltimore (center of the picture) is easy to identify as the focal point where numerous highways (light-colored lines) come together. This expansive highway network and the extensive urban area places Baltimore within Megalopolis, one of the world's largest populated land corridors, extending from Boston (MA) to Richmond (VA). Although the infrastructure of the port facilities can not be observed on this small scale image, the proximity of Baltimore Harbor to Chesapeake Bay illustrates that Baltimore's economy, at least in part, is tied to the fishing industry as well as seagoing international shipping and commerce. The intersecting runways of Baltimore-Washington International Airport are visible south of the downtown area. Two noted highway bridges are visible: the Francis Scott Key Bridge at the mouth of Baltimore Harbor and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge northeast of Annapolis. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 381k |
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| Mission: | STS079 |
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| Roll - Frame: | 783 - 26 |
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| Geographical Name: | USA-MARYLAND |
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| Features: | BALTIMORE, CHESAPEAKE B. |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 39.0N x 76.5W |
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| Film Exposure: | F | 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: | 17 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 250 |
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| Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | E | 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: | 68 |
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| Date: | 19960920 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 144738 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 38.7N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 77.5W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 132 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 203 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 41 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | COAST |
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| Water Views: | BAY |
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| Atmosphere Views: | |
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| Man Made Views: | HIGHWAY, AIRPORT |
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| City Views: | BALTIMORE |
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