STS045-618-16

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NASA Photo ID

STS045-618-16

Focal Length

250mm

Date taken

1992.03.30

Time taken

16:06:00 GMT

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Spacecraft nadir point: 15.0° S, 12.5° E

Photo center point: 17.5° S, 11.5° E

Photo center point by machine learning:

Nadir to Photo Center: South

Spacecraft Altitude: 161 nautical miles (298km)

Country or Geographic Name:

NAMIBIA

Features:

NAMIB DESERT

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Cloud Cover Percentage:

0 (no clouds present)

Sun Elevation Angle:

15°

Sun Azimuth:

278°

Camera:

Rolleiflex

Focal Length:

250mm

Camera Tilt:

45 degrees

Format:

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

Film Exposure:

Normal

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Image Caption:
STS045-618-013 and STS045-618-016: Namib Desert Dune Patterns
STS045-618-013: Namib Desert coastal dunes, southern Angola.
The trend of the dunes in the sand sea show a great clockwise
"wheelround." A similar pattern of dune trends occurs further
south in Namibia (STS045-618-016), south of the Cunene River (the
border between Namibia and Angola). Friction caused when south-
erly winds blow off the ocean over relatively rougher landsur-
faces are deflected rightwards in the southern hemisphere. De-
flection of winds up major river valleys may also help explain
this striking pattern.