Photo #: STS090-721-40 Date: Apr. 1998Geographic Region: USA-CALIFORNIA
Feature: SACRAMENTO,RESERVOIR,AGR
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Photo #: STS090-721-40 Date: Apr. 1998 Geographic Region: USA-CALIFORNIA Feature: SACRAMENTO,RESERVOIR,AGR |
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| STS90-721-040 Sacramento, California, USA April 1998 Folsom Lake (dark feature at lower left) was created by damming the North Fork and South Fork of the American River northeast of Sacramento, capitol of California. The American River (dark, meandering band) then continues southwestward through the urban landscape (dense concentration of lighter colors), finally joining the Sacramento River near downtown Sacramento. Rice, wheat, corn, and a variety of vegetables are grown on the large cultivated fields north and west of the city. Segments of Interstate Highway 80 (light linear feature west of Folsom Lake) are visible as the highway enters the urban area. Several airport runways, including McClellan Air Force Base (northeast of downtown), Sacramento Metropolitan Airport (northwest), and Cameron Park Airport (east) are also visible. The greenish undeveloped grasslands east of Sacramento are the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 357k |
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| Mission: | STS090 |
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| Roll - Frame: | 721 - 40 |
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| Geographical Name: | USA-CALIFORNIA |
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| Features: | SACRAMENTO,RESERVOIR,AGR |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 38.5N x 121.5W |
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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: | 21 | 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?: | N | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
| Orbit Number: | 178 |
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| Date: | 19980428 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 191928 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 38.7N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 120.7W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 157 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 131 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 64 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | HILL, FLOOD PLAIN |
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| Water Views: | LAKE, RIVER |
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| Atmosphere Views: | |
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| Man Made Views: | HIGHWAY, AIRPORT, URBAN AREA, AGRICULTURE |
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| City Views: | |
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