ISS027-E-6501
| NASA Photo ID | ISS027-E-6501 |
| Focal Length | 16mm |
| Date taken | 2011.03.20 |
| Time taken | 00:19:49 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 29.6° N, 130.4° W
Photo center point: 36.0° N, 134.0° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 36.0° N, 134.0° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: Northwest
Spacecraft Altitude: 188 nautical miles (348km)
Country or Geographic Name: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
Features: | CENTER OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM, ANOTHER LOW UPPER LEFT CORNER |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | PAN- |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 100 (76-100)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 32° |
Sun Azimuth: | 249° |
Camera: | Nikon D3S Electronic Still Camera |
Focal Length: | 16mm |
Camera Tilt: | High Oblique |
Format: | 4256E: 4256 x 2832 pixel CMOS sensor, 36.0mm x 23.9mm, total pixels: 12.87 million, Nikon FX format |
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| 540 pixels | 359 pixels | Yes | Yes | Earth From Space collection | Download Image |
| 720 pixels | 480 pixels | Yes | Yes | NASA's Earth Observatory web site | Download Image |
| 4256 pixels | 2913 pixels | No | No | Download Image | |
| 640 pixels | 438 pixels | No | No | Download Image |
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Image Caption: Low Pressure System in View, Eastern North Pacific
From one of the six trapezoidal windows in the International Space Station (ISS) cupola, the astronauts have a field of view covering an area equal to the length of California, and as wide as from the California coast to central Colorado. The cyclonic vortex visible in this image from the cupola occurred within a large area of low pressure over the eastern north Pacific extending along the entire coast of California to Vancouver Island, Canada.
This vigorous low pressure system is located to the south of a weaker system (see image ISS027-E-6500), and has started to occlude--a process associated with separation of warm air from the cyclone's center at the Earth's surface. This image shows the arc of strong convection beyond the center of the low pressure, formed as the low occludes when the cold front overtakes the warm front. This occurs around more mature low pressure areas, later in the process of the system's life-cycle.
The cupola is a panoramic control center for the ISS; it is a dome-shaped module with windows designed for observing and guiding robotic operations outside of the Station. Part of one of the ISS solar panel arrays is visible outside the cupola at image upper left. The 360 degree view not only provides viewing for operating the robotic workstation but also for observing the Earth and celestial bodies.
From one of the six trapezoidal windows in the International Space Station (ISS) cupola, the astronauts have a field of view covering an area equal to the length of California, and as wide as from the California coast to central Colorado. The cyclonic vortex visible in this image from the cupola occurred within a large area of low pressure over the eastern north Pacific extending along the entire coast of California to Vancouver Island, Canada.
This vigorous low pressure system is located to the south of a weaker system (see image ISS027-E-6500), and has started to occlude--a process associated with separation of warm air from the cyclone's center at the Earth's surface. This image shows the arc of strong convection beyond the center of the low pressure, formed as the low occludes when the cold front overtakes the warm front. This occurs around more mature low pressure areas, later in the process of the system's life-cycle.
The cupola is a panoramic control center for the ISS; it is a dome-shaped module with windows designed for observing and guiding robotic operations outside of the Station. Part of one of the ISS solar panel arrays is visible outside the cupola at image upper left. The 360 degree view not only provides viewing for operating the robotic workstation but also for observing the Earth and celestial bodies.
