STS047-96-54

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NASA Photo ID

STS047-96-54

Focal Length

250mm

Date taken

1992.09.17

Time taken

15:42:01 GMT

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Spacecraft nadir point: 25.3° N, 14.1° E

Photo center point: 25.0° N, 14.0° E

Photo center point by machine learning:

Nadir to Photo Center: South

Spacecraft Altitude: 167 nautical miles (309km)

Country or Geographic Name:

LIBYA

Features:

MARZUQ SAND SEA, DUNES

Features Found Using Machine Learning:

Cloud Cover Percentage:

0 (no clouds present)

Sun Elevation Angle:

19°

Sun Azimuth:

264°

Camera:

Hasselblad

Focal Length:

250mm

Camera Tilt:

6 degrees

Format:

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

Film Exposure:

Normal

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Image Caption:
STS047-96-054 LARGE-SCALE DUNE PATTERNS, NW China (25.5N, 13.8E).
The dunes shown here are of the largest type, known as draa. The
reticulate pattern shown here is unusual in such large dunes.