< STS038-73-106 >
| NASA Photo ID | STS038-73-106 |
| Focal Length | 250mm |
| Date taken | 1990.11.18 |
| Time taken | 00:38:54 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 12.6° S, 137.6° E
Photo center point: 12.2° S, 137.0° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 12.2° S, 137.0° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: Northwest
Spacecraft Altitude: 131 nautical miles (243km)Body: Earth
Country or Geographic Name: | AUSTRALIA-NT |
Features: | CAPE ARNHEM, SURFACTANTS |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 0 (no clouds present) |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 61° |
Sun Azimuth: | 107° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 250mm |
Camera Tilt: | 18 degrees |
Format: | 5017: Kodak, natural color positive, Ektachrome, X Professional, ASA 64, standard base |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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No GeoTIFF is available for this photo.Image Caption:
Trichadesmium blooms, white filamentous features on the ocean
surface, along the north coast of Australia (12.2!S, 137.0!E).
Every astronaut crew that has had the opportunity to view the
northern coasts of Australia (north of 22!S) between the months
of September and December has photographed similar features -- in
the Coral Sea, along the northern coast, and in the Indian Ocean.
Trichadesmium is important in the ocean carbon cycle because the
cells, unlike most other phytoplankton species, are capable of
utilizing elemental nitrogen as a nutrient. As such, photographs
such as this indicating the occurrence and location of Tri-
chadesmium blooms around Australia are of growing interest to
researchers involved not only in the ocean carbon budget, but in
the global carbon budget as well. (Photo ID: STS38-073-106)
Trichadesmium blooms, white filamentous features on the ocean
surface, along the north coast of Australia (12.2!S, 137.0!E).
Every astronaut crew that has had the opportunity to view the
northern coasts of Australia (north of 22!S) between the months
of September and December has photographed similar features -- in
the Coral Sea, along the northern coast, and in the Indian Ocean.
Trichadesmium is important in the ocean carbon cycle because the
cells, unlike most other phytoplankton species, are capable of
utilizing elemental nitrogen as a nutrient. As such, photographs
such as this indicating the occurrence and location of Tri-
chadesmium blooms around Australia are of growing interest to
researchers involved not only in the ocean carbon budget, but in
the global carbon budget as well. (Photo ID: STS38-073-106)
