STS036-152-100

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Spacecraft nadir point: 60.2° N, 131.5° W

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Spacecraft Altitude: 115 nautical miles (213km)
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S36-152-100: Crozet Islands, southwest Indian Ocean The Crozet
Islands, a group of three islands 1300 miles southeast of Africa,
are visible in the upper right portion of the three clear
patches. These islands induce a phenomenon called von Karman
vortices in the clouds downwind from each island.