STS032-99-24

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NASA Photo ID

STS032-99-24

Focal Length

50mm

Date taken

1990.01.15

Time taken

13:21:39 GMT

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Spacecraft nadir point: 24.7° S, 19.1° E

Photo center point: 23.0° S, 15.0° E

Photo center point by machine learning:

Nadir to Photo Center: West

Spacecraft Altitude: 181 nautical miles (335km)

Country or Geographic Name:

NAMIBIA

Features:

NAMIB DESERT

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Cloud Cover Percentage:

60 (51-75)%

Sun Elevation Angle:

55°

Sun Azimuth:

268°

Camera:

Hasselblad

Focal Length:

50mm

Camera Tilt:

High Oblique

Format:

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

Film Exposure:

Normal

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Image Caption: One of the driest regions on Earth, the Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa (23.0N, 15.0E) lies adjacent to the Atlantic coast but upwelling oceanic water causes a very stable rainless atmosphere. The few local inland rivers do not reach the sea but instead appear as long indentations where rivers penetrate the dune fields and end as small dry lakes. The vast dune fields are the result of sands deposited over millions of years by the stream flow.