< STS091-707-12 >
| NASA Photo ID | STS091-707-12 |
| Focal Length | 250mm |
| Date taken | 1998.06.07 |
| Time taken | 21:26:11 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 29.5° N, 97.5° W
Photo center point: 29.5° N, 95.5° W
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Photo center point: 29.5° N, 95.5° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: East
Spacecraft Altitude: 198 nautical miles (367km)
Country or Geographic Name: | USA-TEXAS |
Features: | HOUSTON |
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Cloud Cover Percentage: | 10 (1-10)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 50° |
Sun Azimuth: | 271° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 250mm |
Camera Tilt: | 31 degrees |
Format: | 5069: Kodak Elite 100S, E6 Reversal, Replaces Lumiere, Warmer in tone vs. Lumiere |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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STS091-707-012 Houston and Galveston Bay, TexasHouston, Texas, the state's largest city, is an inland port city, linked by the Houston Ship Channel to the Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal Waterway at Galveston, 51 miles (82 km) southeast. Built on a flat Gulf Coastal Plain, the city is named for Sam Houston the first president elect of the Republic of Texas. The city developed as a rail center, with 12 railways by 1891; and, after the Galveston hurricane and flood in 1900, it emerged as the state's leading port. Oil, discovered in the area in 1901, brought considerable industrial development, triggering the city's expansion and prosperity. Houston is now a leading oil and petrochemical center, the focal point for networks of natural gas pipelines, and an aerospace research and development center. Immense resources of oil, natural gas, sulfur, lime, salt, and water have created one of the world's greatest concentrations of industries along the ship channel. Southeast near Clear Lake, 22 miles from the city's downtown area, is the NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (1961), which is the command post for the flights by U.S. astronauts. The area around Houston is also important for rice, cotton, and cattle
STS091-707-012 Houston and Galveston Bay, TexasHouston, Texas, the state's largest city, is an inland port city, linked by the Houston Ship Channel to the Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal Waterway at Galveston, 51 miles (82 km) southeast. Built on a flat Gulf Coastal Plain, the city is named for Sam Houston the first president elect of the Republic of Texas. The city developed as a rail center, with 12 railways by 1891; and, after the Galveston hurricane and flood in 1900, it emerged as the state's leading port. Oil, discovered in the area in 1901, brought considerable industrial development, triggering the city's expansion and prosperity. Houston is now a leading oil and petrochemical center, the focal point for networks of natural gas pipelines, and an aerospace research and development center. Immense resources of oil, natural gas, sulfur, lime, salt, and water have created one of the world's greatest concentrations of industries along the ship channel. Southeast near Clear Lake, 22 miles from the city's downtown area, is the NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (1961), which is the command post for the flights by U.S. astronauts. The area around Houston is also important for rice, cotton, and cattle
