< STS043-93-5 >

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NASA Photo ID

STS043-93-5

Focal Length

100mm

Date taken

1991.08.03

Time taken

15:41:05 GMT

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Spacecraft nadir point: 5.0° S, 2.7° E

Photo center point:

Photo center point by machine learning:

Nadir to Photo Center:

Spacecraft Altitude: 161 nautical miles (298km)

Body: Earth

Country or Geographic Name:

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Features:

STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS

Features Found Using Machine Learning:

Cloud Cover Percentage:

80 (76-100)%

Sun Elevation Angle:

29°

Sun Azimuth:

293°

Camera:

Hasselblad

Focal Length:

100mm

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:
S43-93-05 - Mammillary Clouds

This image, taken on August 3 (Flight Day 2) at 15:41 GMT, shows
the northern extent of an area of Bernard cell convection over
the South Atlantic Ocean. The area shown is centered on 5.4S,
3.0E, about 600 nautical miles west of the coast of Angola.
Hasselblad camera, 250mm lens

These unusual Stratocumulus Clouds over the South Atlantic Ocean (5.0S, 2.5E) were the northern extent of an area of Bernard Cell convection and were spotted approximately 600 miles west of Angola.