STS039-72-60
| NASA Photo ID | STS039-72-60 |
| Focal Length | 250mm |
| Date taken | 1991.__.__ |
| Time taken | GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point:
Photo center point: 29.5° N, 48.0° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 29.5° N, 48.0° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
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Spacecraft Altitude: nautical miles (0km)
Country or Geographic Name: | KUWAIT |
Features: | OIL WELL FIRES/PLUMES |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 0 (no clouds present) |
Sun Elevation Angle: | ° |
Sun Azimuth: | ° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 250mm |
Camera Tilt: | Low Oblique |
Format: | 5017: Kodak, natural color positive, Ektachrome, X Professional, ASA 64, standard base |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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| 5700 pixels | 6000 pixels | No | No | Download Image | |
| 500 pixels | 526 pixels | No | No | Download Image | |
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Image Caption: Smoke from the burning oil fields to the north and south of Kuwait City, seen on the south shore of Kuwayt Bay almost totally obscures the view of the tiny, but oil rich, nation of Kuwait (29.0N, 48.0E). During the brief war between Iraq and the Allied forces, many of the oil wells in Kuwait were destroyed and set afire. For several months, those fires burned out of control, spewing wind borne smoke and ash for hundreds of miles.
