Photo #: STS079-810-33 Date: Sep. 1996Geographic Region: GREECE
Feature: THESSALONIKI
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Photo #: STS079-810-33 Date: Sep. 1996 Geographic Region: GREECE Feature: THESSALONIKI |
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| STS079-810-033 Thessaloniki, Greece September 1996 The second largest city in Greece, Thessaloniki is visible near the center of the image in this southwest-looking view. The city is located in northeast Greece on the Gulf of Thessaloniki, an inlet of the Aegean Sea. The city has excellent port facilities and is a major railroad, commercial, industrial, and financial center in the region. Two lakes are located to the east (left) of the city, the smaller Lake Koronia, and the larger Lake Voevi. The mouth of the Vandar River is visible entering the Gulf of Thessaloniki southwest (right) of the city. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 364k |
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| Mission: | STS079 |
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| Roll - Frame: | 810 - 33 |
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| Geographical Name: | GREECE |
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| Features: | THESSALONIKI |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 40.5N x 23.0E |
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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: | 0 |
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| Camera:: | HB |
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| Camera Tilt: | 30 | 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?: | Y | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
| Orbit Number: | 125 |
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| Date: | 19960924 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 061756 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 40.4N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 24.9E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 112 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 201 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 23 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | PLAIN, MOUNTAIN, FOREST |
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| Water Views: | GULF, SEA, RIVER |
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| Atmosphere Views: | |
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| Man Made Views: | URBAN AREA |
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| City Views: | |
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