STS048-610-34
| NASA Photo ID | STS048-610-34 |
| Focal Length | 250mm |
| Date taken | 1991.09.17 |
| Time taken | 10:20:00 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 38.1° N, 101.0° E
Photo center point: 40.0° N, 97.0° E
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Photo center point: 40.0° N, 97.0° E
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Nadir to Photo Center: West
Spacecraft Altitude: 307 nautical miles (569km)
Country or Geographic Name: | CHINA |
Features: | GOBI DESERT, ALLUVIAL FAN |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 10 (1-10)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | -29° |
Sun Azimuth: | 332° |
Camera: | Rolleiflex |
Focal Length: | 250mm |
Camera Tilt: | 41 degrees |
Format: | 5017: Kodak, natural color positive, Ektachrome, X Professional, ASA 64, standard base |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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Image Caption: STS048-610-34 Alluvial Fan, Gansu Province, China September 1991
Alluvial fans, cones of sand and gravel, are commonplace in arid-to-semiarid mountain environments. This photograph shows an almost classic alluvial fan, approximately 50 miles (80 kilometers) at its base, west of Yumenzhen in Gansu Province, which borders the southern edge of the Gobi Desert. The northwestern end of the Qilian Mountains is southeast of this large fan. These fans are built by intermittently flowing streams carrying coarse rocks that have been eroded from a mountainous or upland area. Although the braided channels downstream shift constantly, the apex of this fan is fixed at the mouth of a canyon. As the downstream channels switch back and forth, the sweeping action produces the semicircular shape. Near the base of the large fan lies the Hexi Corridor, a narrow ground transportation corridor that contains a road and a railroad whose exact locations are difficult to see because of the scale of the photograph and the lack of contrast in the desert.
Alluvial fans, cones of sand and gravel, are commonplace in arid-to-semiarid mountain environments. This photograph shows an almost classic alluvial fan, approximately 50 miles (80 kilometers) at its base, west of Yumenzhen in Gansu Province, which borders the southern edge of the Gobi Desert. The northwestern end of the Qilian Mountains is southeast of this large fan. These fans are built by intermittently flowing streams carrying coarse rocks that have been eroded from a mountainous or upland area. Although the braided channels downstream shift constantly, the apex of this fan is fixed at the mouth of a canyon. As the downstream channels switch back and forth, the sweeping action produces the semicircular shape. Near the base of the large fan lies the Hexi Corridor, a narrow ground transportation corridor that contains a road and a railroad whose exact locations are difficult to see because of the scale of the photograph and the lack of contrast in the desert.
