Photo #: STS085-710-13 Date: Aug. 1997 Geographic Region: USA-NEVADA Feature: LAKE TAHOE |
STS085-710-013 Carson City, Lake Tahoe, Nevada August, 1997 Located to the right of the center of the image is the capitol of Nevada, Carson City. Carson City is located 30 miles (48 km) south of Reno (bottom center of image) and 14 miles (23 km) east of Lake Tahoe (right center of image). The city is situated at the northern edge of the Carson Valley, an irrigated agricultural area. Carson City is a trade center for a mining and agricultural area. State Government ranks as the main employer in the city, and tourism ranks second. Just to the north of Carson City, the sediment-laden waters of Washoe Lake are visible. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 340k |
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Mission: | STS085 |
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Roll - Frame: | 710 - 13 |
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Geographical Name: | USA-NEVADA |
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Features: | LAKE TAHOE |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 40.0N x 120W |
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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: | 22 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 100 |
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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?: | Y | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
Orbit Number: | 66 |
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Date: | 19970811 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 164346 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 39.7N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 121W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 104 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 156 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 39 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | MOUNTAIN, FOREST, UPLAND |
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Water Views: | LAKE |
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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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Photo is not associated with any sequences |
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