STS042-73-17

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NASA Photo ID

STS042-73-17

Focal Length

250mm

Date taken

1992.01.26

Time taken

02:08:28 GMT

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Spacecraft nadir point: 56.5° N, 173.1° E

Photo center point: 60.0° N, 170.5° E

Photo center point by machine learning:

Nadir to Photo Center: Northwest

Spacecraft Altitude: 168 nautical miles (311km)

Country or Geographic Name:

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Features:

OLYUTORSK RANGE

Features Found Using Machine Learning:

Cloud Cover Percentage:

20 (11-25)%

Sun Elevation Angle:

12°

Sun Azimuth:

201°

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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Image Caption:
STS042-73-014 & STS042-73-017 Ice Flow in the Gulf of Olyutorskiy
on the Northern Coast of Kamchatka STS042-73-014 depicts
an interesting flow of pack ice around the Olyutorskiy [Pat--
Spelling?--M.F.] Mountain Range (57.0! N, 167.0! E). STS042-73-
017 shows the flow as it continues southwest (56.7! N, 172.0! E).
Offshore winds in a southwesterly direction are evident as thin
sea ice is formed in the inner area of the Gulf. Local currents
combined with the offshore winds may explain why the ice flow is
moving in a more westerly direction. This movement may also in-
dicate that the ice flow is not heavily packed. Low stratus
cloud formations are seen from the southern edge of the ice flow
southward.