STS028-91-9

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NASA Photo ID

STS028-91-9

Focal Length

250mm

Date taken

1989.08.13

Time taken

09:13:29 GMT

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Spacecraft nadir point: 46.3° N, 61.3° E

Photo center point: 46.0° N, 59.5° E

Photo center point by machine learning:

Nadir to Photo Center: West

Spacecraft Altitude: 162 nautical miles (300km)

Country or Geographic Name:

KAZAKHSTAN

Features:

ARAL SEA

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Cloud Cover Percentage:

40 (26-50)%

Sun Elevation Angle:

55°

Sun Azimuth:

212°

Camera:

Hasselblad

Focal Length:

250mm

Camera Tilt:

34 degrees

Format:

5017: Kodak, natural color positive, Ektachrome, X Professional, ASA 64, standard base

Film Exposure:

Normal

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Image Caption:
The Aral' Sea, August 1989 T124

The STS-28 crew photographed the Aral' Sea during their mission
in August 1989. The photograph to the left is a south-looking
oblique view that shows dust (probably salt and silt) blowing
from the eastern shore (1) out over the sea and from Vozrozhdeni-
ya Island (2) over the western shoreline. The top near-vertical
view depicts the older shorelines (3) along the northwestern
coast and Barsa-Kel'mes Island. The land area of the island con-
tinues to grow as water levels in the sea decrease. (S28-153-
074; S28-91-009, 010)