STS049-87-36

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Spacecraft nadir point: 9.5° N, 49.4° E

Photo center point: 10.5° N, 51.0° E

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Nadir to Photo Center: Northeast

Spacecraft Altitude: 193 nautical miles (357km)
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Image Caption:
STS49-87-036: Coast of Somalia Internal Waves The sunglint pat-
tern of the Indian Ocean, photographed along the coast of
Somalia, shows a set of internal waves approaching the shoreline
north of the peninsula. The waves appeared to be sheered off at
a front that extends northward, parallel to the coast, from the
tip of the peninsula.