< ISS008-E-18202 >
| NASA Photo ID | ISS008-E-18202 |
| Focal Length | 35mm |
| Date taken | 2004.03.08 |
| Time taken | 10:08:31 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 14.8° N, 31.7° W
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Spacecraft Altitude: 198 nautical miles (367km)
Country or Geographic Name: | ATLANTIC OCEAN |
Features: | PAN-AFRICA DUST STORM, CLOUDS |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | PAN- |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 50 (26-50)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 25° |
Sun Azimuth: | 103° |
Camera: | Kodak DCS760c Electronic Still Camera |
Focal Length: | 35mm |
Camera Tilt: | High Oblique |
Format: | 3060E: 3060 x 2036 pixel CCD, RGBG array |
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| 2676 pixels | 2004 pixels | No | Yes | Earth From Space collection | Download Image |
| 540 pixels | 404 pixels | No | Earth From Space collection | Download Image | |
| 1000 pixels | 749 pixels | No | Yes | NASA's Earth Observatory web site | Download Image |
| 7200 pixels | 9200 pixels | No | No | 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: Central Africa Dust Storm:
This image was taken from the International Space Station on March 8, 2004, from a position about 1400 kilometers off the coast of Mauritania (about 600 kilometers west of the Cape Verde Islands). Looking northwest, this image shows the dusty Saharan airmass in the lower third of the view, with clear air beyond a marked northeast-trending boundary. The dust is blowing west southwest, parallel to the front--a common trajectory during northern winters. The width of the dust column was about 1800 kilometers, of which only 200 kilometers is seen here.
This image was taken from the International Space Station on March 8, 2004, from a position about 1400 kilometers off the coast of Mauritania (about 600 kilometers west of the Cape Verde Islands). Looking northwest, this image shows the dusty Saharan airmass in the lower third of the view, with clear air beyond a marked northeast-trending boundary. The dust is blowing west southwest, parallel to the front--a common trajectory during northern winters. The width of the dust column was about 1800 kilometers, of which only 200 kilometers is seen here.
