< ISS030-E-5118 >
| NASA Photo ID | ISS030-E-5118 |
| Focal Length | 28mm |
| Date taken | 2011.11.22 |
| Time taken | 19:44:07 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 39.6° S, 54.4° W
Photo center point: 39.0° S, 62.0° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 39.0° S, 62.0° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: West
Spacecraft Altitude: 224 nautical miles (415km)
Country or Geographic Name: | ARGENTINA |
Features: | PAN-BLANCA B., GLINT, DUST, ARGENTINE PAMPAS, LAKES, ISS |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 25 (11-25)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 32° |
Sun Azimuth: | 269° |
Camera: | Nikon D2Xs Electronic Still Camera |
Focal Length: | 28mm |
Camera Tilt: | High Oblique |
Format: | 4288E: 4288 x 2848 pixel CMOS sensor, RGBG imager color filter |
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No GeoTIFF is available for this photo.Image Caption: Dust Plume over the Bahia Blanca, South America
This panoramic view of eastern Argentina and the Atlantic coastline is centered near Bahia Blanca, which is also highlighted by sun glint - light reflected off the water surface back towards the observer. In this case, the observer was an astronaut on board the International Space Station (ISS). The oblique view looks generally westward (and downwards) from the orbital position of the ISS towards a large plume of dust blowing southeastward from the interior and over the open Atlantic Ocean. The only significant cloud cover was located offshore (image upper left).
Northwestern and central Argentina are subject to frequent dust storms where a combination of extensive late Pleistocene loess--fine sediments deposited by wind and typically associated with former continental glaciers--and strong, dry westerly winds descending from the Andes, known locally as the pampero sucio, combine to produce sudden and extensive clouds of the fine soil. The particular dust event illustrated by the image covers much of the province of Rio Negro and the southern parts of the provinces of La Pampa and Buenos Aires as well as the coastal waters between the Gulf of San Matias (image upper left) and Bahia Blanca (image center), located approximately 330 kilometers to the northeast.
The area illustrated by the image includes the agriculturally productive southern Pampas plain region where it transitions to the drier, less productive low hills and valleys of northern Patagonia. A docked Russian Progress spacecraft is visible at image upper right.
This panoramic view of eastern Argentina and the Atlantic coastline is centered near Bahia Blanca, which is also highlighted by sun glint - light reflected off the water surface back towards the observer. In this case, the observer was an astronaut on board the International Space Station (ISS). The oblique view looks generally westward (and downwards) from the orbital position of the ISS towards a large plume of dust blowing southeastward from the interior and over the open Atlantic Ocean. The only significant cloud cover was located offshore (image upper left).
Northwestern and central Argentina are subject to frequent dust storms where a combination of extensive late Pleistocene loess--fine sediments deposited by wind and typically associated with former continental glaciers--and strong, dry westerly winds descending from the Andes, known locally as the pampero sucio, combine to produce sudden and extensive clouds of the fine soil. The particular dust event illustrated by the image covers much of the province of Rio Negro and the southern parts of the provinces of La Pampa and Buenos Aires as well as the coastal waters between the Gulf of San Matias (image upper left) and Bahia Blanca (image center), located approximately 330 kilometers to the northeast.
The area illustrated by the image includes the agriculturally productive southern Pampas plain region where it transitions to the drier, less productive low hills and valleys of northern Patagonia. A docked Russian Progress spacecraft is visible at image upper right.
