STS049-88-15

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NASA Photo ID

STS049-88-15

Focal Length

100mm

Date taken

1992.05.08

Time taken

15:53:11 GMT

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Spacecraft nadir point: 8.7° S, 72.3° W

Photo center point:

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Nadir to Photo Center:

Spacecraft Altitude: 162 nautical miles (300km)

Country or Geographic Name:

BRAZIL

Features:

CLOSED CANOPY FOREST

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Cloud Cover Percentage:

70 (51-75)%

Sun Elevation Angle:

61°

Sun Azimuth:

27°

Camera:

Hasselblad

Focal Length:

100mm

Camera Tilt:

Low Oblique

Format:

2443: Kodak Aerochrome 2443, color IR, thin base, EA-5 process thru June 1999, E-6 process afterward

Film Exposure:

Under Exposed

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Image Caption:
STS49-88-015, 016: Amazon Jungle Dense, closed-canopy forest
(reddish purple) containing small patches of second-growth vege-
tation (brighter red) are well-shown by the color-infrared film.
This scene was photographed through a cloud hole near the
Peru/Brazil border in the western Amazon. Frame 015 is the middle
member of a bracket triplet, and frame 016 is the lightest
member. Hasselblad camera, 250mm lens, color-infrared film.