STS048-77-63

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NASA Photo ID

STS048-77-63

Focal Length

250mm

Date taken

1991.09.16

Time taken

13:21:22 GMT

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Spacecraft nadir point: 4.3° N, 32.3° E

Photo center point: 4.5° N, 36.0° E

Photo center point by machine learning:

Nadir to Photo Center: East

Spacecraft Altitude: 304 nautical miles (563km)

Country or Geographic Name:

ETHIOPIA

Features:

OMO RIVER DELTA

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Cloud Cover Percentage:

20 (11-25)%

Sun Elevation Angle:

9°

Sun Azimuth:

266°

Camera:

Hasselblad

Focal Length:

250mm

Camera Tilt:

36 degrees

Format:

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

Film Exposure:

Normal

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Image Caption: As a result of land clearing operations in the local area, the Omo River Delta (4.5N, 36.0E) at the north end of Lake Turkana, on the Ethiopia/Kenya border has become enlarged through topsoil erosion. The delta measured 800 sq. km. in 1981 doubled to 1,600 sq. km. by 1988 and was up to 1,800 sq. km. in 1991. This is the same area where the Leaky Anthropological Team discovered the earliest remains of human ancestors.