STS036-79-10

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NASA Photo ID

STS036-79-10

Focal Length

100mm

Date taken

1990.03.02

Time taken

06:26:40 GMT

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Spacecraft nadir point: 47.3° N, 60.2° E

Photo center point: 46.5° N, 60.5° E

Photo center point by machine learning:

Nadir to Photo Center: South

Spacecraft Altitude: 126 nautical miles (233km)

Country or Geographic Name:

KAZAKHSTAN

Features:

ARAL SEA

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Cloud Cover Percentage:

0 (no clouds present)

Sun Elevation Angle:

31°

Sun Azimuth:

149°

Camera:

Hasselblad

Focal Length:

100mm

Camera Tilt:

22 degrees

Format:

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

Film Exposure:

Normal

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Image Caption: This detailed scene of the Aral Sea, Kazakhstan, CIS (46.5N, 60.5E) shows a surrealistic view of the fractured frozen shallow waters at the north end of this salt lake. Fed mainly from waters of the Amu Darya River, mostly with snowmelt runoff from the distant Tyan-Shan Mountains near the Afghanistan- China border, the lake has been slowly disappearing as more and more of the river water has been diverted to support agriculture in the region.