STS047-87-70

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NASA Photo ID

STS047-87-70

Focal Length

250mm

Date taken

1992.09.14

Time taken

07:23:40 GMT

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Spacecraft nadir point: 54.4° N, 59.9° E

Photo center point: 46.0° N, 60.0° E

Photo center point by machine learning:

Nadir to Photo Center: South

Spacecraft Altitude: 171 nautical miles (317km)

Country or Geographic Name:

KAZAKHSTAN

Features:

PAN-ARAL SEA, HAZE

Features Found Using Machine Learning:

Cloud Cover Percentage:

20 (11-25)%

Sun Elevation Angle:

39°

Sun Azimuth:

171°

Camera:

Hasselblad

Focal Length:

250mm

Camera Tilt:

High Oblique

Format:

VELVI: Fuji, natural color positive, Velvia 50, CS 135-36, ASA 32, standard base

Film Exposure:

Over Exposed

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Image Caption:
Aral Sea Aeolian Dust STS047-87-070 9/14/92 07:23:40GMT

The Aral Sea has been drying up for many years allowing sediments
and top soils to be carried away by the wind.