Photo #: STS090-712-40 Date: Apr. 1998Geographic Region: USA-DC
Feature: CAPITOL, MALL, STREETS
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Photo #: STS090-712-40 Date: Apr. 1998 Geographic Region: USA-DC Feature: CAPITOL, MALL, STREETS |
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| STS090-712-040 Washington District of Columbia April 1998 Washington D.C., the capital of the United States, is located on the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers. The Potomac River enters the scene midway between the left center and upper left of the image and exits the scene at the bottom center of the image. The state of Virginia lies to the west of the Potomac River, the state of Maryland to the north and east of the Potomac River. The runways of Andrews Air Force Base are visible east-southeast of Washington D. C. near the right center of the image. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 253k |
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| Mission: | STS090 |
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| Roll - Frame: | 712 - 40 |
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| Geographical Name: | USA-DC |
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| Features: | CAPITOL, MALL, STREETS |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 39.0N x 77W |
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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: | 11 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 250 |
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| Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | N | 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: | 128 |
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| Date: | 19980425 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 163100 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 38.6N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 76.9W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 161 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 133 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 64 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | PLAIN, FOREST |
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| Water Views: | RIVER |
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| Atmosphere Views: | |
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| Man Made Views: | URBAN AREA, AIRPORT |
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| City Views: | WASHINGTON D.C. |
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