< STS042-85-96 >
| NASA Photo ID | STS042-85-96 |
| Focal Length | 250mm |
| Date taken | 1992.01.25 |
| Time taken | 09:24:25 GMT |
Cloud masks available for this image:
Spacecraft nadir point: 46.5° N, 9.3° E
Photo center point: 46.0° N, 7.0° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 46.0° N, 7.0° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: West
Spacecraft Altitude: 166 nautical miles (307km)Body: Earth
Country or Geographic Name: | SWITZERLAND |
Features: | RHONE R. CANYON |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 0 (no clouds present) |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 18° |
Sun Azimuth: | 148° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 250mm |
Camera Tilt: | 40 degrees |
Format: | 5017: Kodak, natural color positive, Ektachrome, X Professional, ASA 64, standard base |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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No GeoTIFF is available for this photo.Image Caption:
STS042-85-096 Swiss Alps Rhone River Valley, Switzerland, and the
Alps The Rhone River flows into Lake Geneva in western Switzer-
land. The sharp change in the valleyUs orientation is a feature
of this view. [Why does it make this sharp turn?] Several times
during cold periods of the Earth's history (the geologically re-
cent Ice Ages of the last 1.5 million years or so), this valley
has been filled with ice flowing off the mountain ranges. Ice
erosion has widened and lowered the valley. The surrounding
mountain chains include the highest peak in Europe, Mont Blanc
(15 781 feet) on the French-Italian border, and the well-known
Matterhorn (14J130 feet) on the Swiss-Italian border. Ice-
sculpting has generated the characteristically sharp ridges and
pointed peaks of the Alps.
STS-42 Earth observation taken aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, shows the Rhone River flowing into Lake Geneva in western Switzerland (46.0N, 7.0E). The sharp change in the valley's orientation is a feature of this view. Several times during cold periods of the Earth's history (the geologically recent Ice Ages of the last 1.5 million years or so), this valley has been filled with ice flowing off the mountain ranges. Ice erosion has widened and lowered the valley. The surrounding mountain chains include the highest peak in Europe, Mont Blanc (15,781 feet) on the French-Italian border, and the well-known Matterhorn (14,130) feet on the Swiss-Italian border. Ice-sculpting has generated the characteristically sharp ridges and pointed peaks of the Alps.
STS042-85-096 Swiss Alps Rhone River Valley, Switzerland, and the
Alps The Rhone River flows into Lake Geneva in western Switzer-
land. The sharp change in the valleyUs orientation is a feature
of this view. [Why does it make this sharp turn?] Several times
during cold periods of the Earth's history (the geologically re-
cent Ice Ages of the last 1.5 million years or so), this valley
has been filled with ice flowing off the mountain ranges. Ice
erosion has widened and lowered the valley. The surrounding
mountain chains include the highest peak in Europe, Mont Blanc
(15 781 feet) on the French-Italian border, and the well-known
Matterhorn (14J130 feet) on the Swiss-Italian border. Ice-
sculpting has generated the characteristically sharp ridges and
pointed peaks of the Alps.
STS-42 Earth observation taken aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, shows the Rhone River flowing into Lake Geneva in western Switzerland (46.0N, 7.0E). The sharp change in the valley's orientation is a feature of this view. Several times during cold periods of the Earth's history (the geologically recent Ice Ages of the last 1.5 million years or so), this valley has been filled with ice flowing off the mountain ranges. Ice erosion has widened and lowered the valley. The surrounding mountain chains include the highest peak in Europe, Mont Blanc (15,781 feet) on the French-Italian border, and the well-known Matterhorn (14,130) feet on the Swiss-Italian border. Ice-sculpting has generated the characteristically sharp ridges and pointed peaks of the Alps.
