STS048-605-50

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NASA Photo ID

STS048-605-50

Focal Length

250mm

Date taken

1991.09.17

Time taken

13:32:00 GMT

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Spacecraft nadir point: 38.3° N, 52.6° E

Photo center point: 41.5° N, 53.5° E

Photo center point by machine learning:

Nadir to Photo Center: North

Spacecraft Altitude: 307 nautical miles (569km)

Country or Geographic Name:

TURKMENISTAN

Features:

KARA-BOGAZ-GOL BAY

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Cloud Cover Percentage:

0 (no clouds present)

Sun Elevation Angle:

-30°

Sun Azimuth:

335°

Camera:

Rolleiflex

Focal Length:

250mm

Camera Tilt:

33 degrees

Format:

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

Film Exposure:

Normal

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Image Caption:
S48-605-050: Zaliv-Kara-Bogaz-Gol, USSR. Zaliv Kara Bogaz Gol
is a brackish gulf of the eastern portion of the Caspian Sea and
is surrounded by desert. It is a vast shallow lagoon. Until re-
cently the water regime was determined by the volume entering
from the Caspian Sea. Then, land uses around the lagoon in-
creased the evaporation increasing the salt content and deposits
in the lagoon. The low levels of water detected in early shuttle
photos are no longer seen and a slight increase in the water has
been detected in photos from the past 2 missions. This is an in-
teresting case study of human impact on a lagoon system.