AST-9-565

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NASA Photo ID

AST-9-565

Focal Length

50mm

Date taken

1975.07.__

Time taken

GMT

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5700 x 5800 pixels 500 x 509 pixels

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Spacecraft nadir point:

Photo center point: 43.5° N, 51.5° E

Photo center point by machine learning:

Nadir to Photo Center:

Spacecraft Altitude: nautical miles (0km)

Country or Geographic Name:

KAZAKHSTAN

Features:

CASPIAN SEA, SUNGLINT

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Cloud Cover Percentage:

5 (1-10)%

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Camera:

Hasselblad

Focal Length:

50mm

Camera Tilt:

Near Vertical

Format:

QX807: SO368 film (fine-grain Ektachrome) with yellow dye layer equivalent to Wratten 2A

Film Exposure:

Normal

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Image Caption:
Karpakum Desert, Tyub-Karagan Peninsula (1), Shoreline South of
Tyub-Karagan Peninsula

Sunglint outlines eddies (2) and waves (3) hitting the eastern
Caspian coast. Due to the arid climate, there is little sediment
influx into the sea. White areas (4) are salt-filled depressions
which were once flooded with seawater, but subsequently evaporat-
ed. This area is a major oil, gas, and coal producer in Kaza-
khstan; roads and settlements in this otherwise desolate
landscape (5) support this industry. (AST-9-566, AST-9-565)