Photo #: STS090-750-67 Date: May 1998 Geographic Region: USA-KANSAS Feature: WACONDA RESERVOIR, AGR. |
STS090-750-067 Waconda Lake, Kansas April, 1998 Waconda Lake or Glen Elder Reservoir (it is called both) can be seen in the middle of numerous agricultural fields. This lake is the fourth largest lake in Kansas covering 12586 acres (5097 hectares), and is considered one of the state's best fishing lakes. Waconda Lake is located in north central Kansas below the forks of the North and South Solomon River in a region known as the Smoky Hills. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 389k |
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Mission: | STS090 |
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Roll - Frame: | 750 - 67 |
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Geographical Name: | USA-KANSAS |
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Features: | WACONDA RESERVOIR, AGR. |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 39.5N x 98.5W |
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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: | 39 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 250 |
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Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | NW | 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: | 240 |
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Date: | 19980502 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 155757 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 38.4N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 97.1W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 115 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 132 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 50 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | PLAIN |
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Water Views: | LAKE |
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Atmosphere Views: | |
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Man Made Views: | AGRICULTURE |
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City Views: | |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences |
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