< ISS006-E-22132 >
| NASA Photo ID | ISS006-E-22132 |
| Focal Length | 85mm |
| Date taken | 2003.02.01 |
| Time taken | 23:14:49 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 16.9° S, 154.8° W
Photo center point: 16.5° S, 151.5° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 16.5° S, 151.5° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: East
Spacecraft Altitude: 212 nautical miles (393km)
Camera: | Kodak DCS760c Electronic Still Camera |
Focal Length: | 85mm |
Camera Tilt: | 43 degrees |
Format: | 3060E: 3060 x 2036 pixel CCD, RGBG array |
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| 540 pixels | 540 pixels | Yes | Yes | Earth From Space collection | Download Image |
| 1000 pixels | 768 pixels | No | Yes | NASA's Earth Observatory web site | Download Image |
| 1000 pixels | 818 pixels | No | Yes | NASA's Earth Observatory web site | Download Image |
| 3032 pixels | 2064 pixels | No | No | Download Image | |
| 639 pixels | 435 pixels | No | No | Download Image |
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No GeoTIFF is available for this photo.Image Caption: In one frame International Space Station astronauts were able to capture the evolution of fringing reefs to atolls. As with the Hawaiian Islands, these volcanic hot spot islands become progressively older to the northwest. As these islands move away from their magma sources they erode and subside. The two large islands, Raiatea and Tahaa, share a single fringing reef. The next island to the northwest, Bora-Bora, consists of a highly eroded volcanic remnant with fringing reef. The last island, Tupai, signifies the destiny of these islands; the fringing reef has become an atoll with the central island below sea level.
More information and photographs of tropical islands is included in the Islands chapter of Oceanography from the Space Shuttle (Links to this were removed because they no longer work).
More information and photographs of tropical islands is included in the Islands chapter of Oceanography from the Space Shuttle (Links to this were removed because they no longer work).
