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LOCATION Direction Photo #: STS41G-120-56 Date: Oct. 1984
Geographic Region: ISRAEL
Feature: LEBANON/SYRIA/JORDAN


IMAGE
 
STS41G-120-0056 Dead Sea Rift Valley, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan October 1984
Seen from an altitude of 190 nautical miles (350 kilometers) in this near-vertical photograph, the Dead Sea Rift Valley slices south-north through the Middle East. The surface of the Dead Sea, 1292 feet (394 meters) below sea level, is the lowest point on Earth and is a continuation of the East African Rift through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. Rift faulting connects the Dead Sea with the Jordan River Valley and through the Sea of Galilee; however, northward in Lebanon the rifting splays out into a series of north-northeast trending faults. East of the rift are two large ancient lava fields about which little is known. Close to the southwestern edge of the photograph, the Gaza Strip can be seen near the border between Egypt and Israel.


Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 74k
Mission: STS41G  
Roll - Frame: 120 - 56
Geographical Name: ISRAEL  
Features: LEBANON/SYRIA/JORDAN  
Center Lat x Lon: 32.5N x 35.5E
Film Exposure: N   N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 1
 
Camera:: LH
 
Camera Tilt: NV   LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length: 90  
 
Nadir to Photo Center Direction:   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: 17  
 
Date: 198410__   YYYYMMDD
Time:   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: E  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth:   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:   nautical miles
Sun Elevation:   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views: COAST, DESERT, FAULT, MOUNTAIN, VALLEY  
Water Views: SEA, LAKE, RIVER  
Atmosphere Views:  
Man Made Views: AGRICULTURE  
City Views:  

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