< STS047-94-35 >
| NASA Photo ID | STS047-94-35 |
| Focal Length | 250mm |
| Date taken | 1992.09.15 |
| Time taken | 16:32:19 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 46.9° N, 105.9° W
Photo center point: 46.0° N, 107.0° W
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Photo center point: 46.0° N, 107.0° W
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Nadir to Photo Center: Southwest
Spacecraft Altitude: 169 nautical miles (313km)
Country or Geographic Name: | USA-MONTANA |
Features: | LARGE STRIPMINING OPNS. |
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Cloud Cover Percentage: | 0 (no clouds present) |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 37° |
Sun Azimuth: | 134° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 250mm |
Camera Tilt: | 27 degrees |
Format: | VELVI: Fuji, natural color positive, Velvia 50, CS 135-36, ASA 32, standard base |
Film Exposure: | Under Exposed |
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No GeoTIFF is available for this photo.Image Caption: STS047-094-035 Colstrip, Montana, U.S.A. September 1992
Mining operations in Colstrip are featured in this south-looking, low-oblique photograph. Rosebud Creek lies east of the strip mining operations where subbituminous coal is produced. Strip mining for coal, which flourished here during the 1920s, faded because of competition from cheap oil and natural gas. With new laws for land reclamation increasing the demand for power and diminishing reserves of oil and gas, a revival of strip mining occurred during the late 1960s. Highly developed Montana laws and state-of-the-art mine reclamation procedures make recently worked sites visible only to a trained eye; however, landscapes devastated by early strip mining operations remain scattered throughout Montana and other states.
Mining operations in Colstrip are featured in this south-looking, low-oblique photograph. Rosebud Creek lies east of the strip mining operations where subbituminous coal is produced. Strip mining for coal, which flourished here during the 1920s, faded because of competition from cheap oil and natural gas. With new laws for land reclamation increasing the demand for power and diminishing reserves of oil and gas, a revival of strip mining occurred during the late 1960s. Highly developed Montana laws and state-of-the-art mine reclamation procedures make recently worked sites visible only to a trained eye; however, landscapes devastated by early strip mining operations remain scattered throughout Montana and other states.
