Astronaut Photo AS09-22-3409 MAURITANIA

AS09-22-3409

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NASA Photo ID

AS09-22-3409

Focal Length

80mm

Date taken

1969.03.09

Time taken

15:23:00 GMT

Resolutions offered for this image:
4400 x 4600 pixels 492 x 515 pixels

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Spacecraft nadir point:

Photo center point: 23.7° N, 16.5° W

Nadir to Photo Center:

Spacecraft Altitude: 92 nautical miles (170km)

Country or Geographic Name:

MAURITANIA

Features:

CAPE BLANC, WINDOW OBSTR

Cloud Cover Percentage:

0 (no clouds present)

Sun Elevation Angle:

50°

Sun Azimuth:

Camera:

Hasselblad

Focal Length:

80mm

Camera Tilt:

High Oblique

Format:

SO368: Kodak Ektachrome MS, equivalent to 2448 Kodak Aerochrome, ASA64, thin base, fine grain

Film Exposure:

Normal

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Image Caption: GEOGRAPHY/CARTOGRAPHY: AFRICA, SPANISH SAHARA, MAURITANIA, SENEGAL, CAPES BLANC, AND TIMIRIS, AZEFAL DUNES, AKCHAR AND TRARZA DESERTS, TOWNS OF FORT ETIENNE,EL MEMRHAR, NOUAKCHOTT,AND ST. LOUIS.
GEOLOGY/HYDROLOGY: ERG COASTAL PLAIN.
OCEANOGRAPHY: ATLANTIC OCEAN, TERRIGENEOUS SEDIMENTS PROMINENT IN NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE ZONES.