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NASA Photo ID

STS048-109-90

Focal Length

250mm

Date taken

1991.09.15

Time taken

11:53:20 GMT

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Spacecraft nadir point: 26.9° N, 76.1° E

Photo center point: 27.0° N, 75.0° E

Photo center point by machine learning:

Nadir to Photo Center: West

Spacecraft Altitude: 307 nautical miles (569km)

Country or Geographic Name:

INDIA

Features:

SAMBHAR SALT LAKE

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Cloud Cover Percentage:

10 (1-10)%

Sun Elevation Angle:

-3°

Sun Azimuth:

277°

Camera:

Hasselblad

Focal Length:

250mm

Camera Tilt:

12 degrees

Format:

2443: Kodak Aerochrome 2443, color IR, thin base, EA-5 process thru June 1999, E-6 process afterward

Film Exposure:

Normal

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Image Caption:
S48-109-090: This lake has a long history of commercial salt
production since the days of the Moghul dynasty (1526-1857).
Later the states of Jaipur and Jodhpur began salt refining opera-
tions which continue commercial production to this day. The salt
evaporation pans and production plants are located on the eastern
shores of the lake. It s reported that several villages includ-
ing Sambhar, Japog, Nauranopura depend upon the commercial salt
production activities of this lake.