STS049-85-6

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NASA Photo ID

STS049-85-6

Focal Length

100mm

Date taken

1992.05.09

Time taken

21:53:05 GMT

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Spacecraft nadir point: 26.1° S, 137.7° E

Photo center point: 25.0° S, 139.5° E

Photo center point by machine learning:

Nadir to Photo Center: Northeast

Spacecraft Altitude: 192 nautical miles (356km)

Country or Geographic Name:

AUSTRALIA-Q

Features:

L. MACHATTIE, L. MIPIA

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Cloud Cover Percentage:

25 (11-25)%

Sun Elevation Angle:

8°

Sun Azimuth:

66°

Camera:

Hasselblad

Focal Length:

100mm

Camera Tilt:

33 degrees

Format:

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

Film Exposure:

Over Exposed

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Image Caption:
STS49-85-006, paired with STS49-85-009: Channel Country, Western
Queensland, Australia This dramatic view of central Australia
shows the southflowing Georgina River drainage- -Lake Machattie,
the prominent water body, and other lakes show that it has rained
in this desert region in the immediate past. The neighboring
drainage is that of the Diamantina River.