STS055-81-59
| NASA Photo ID | STS055-81-59 |
| Focal Length | 250mm |
| Date taken | 1993.04.27 |
| Time taken | 15:00:22 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 28.5° N, 90.2° W
Photo center point: 31.5° N, 92.0° W
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Photo center point: 31.5° N, 92.0° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: Northwest
Spacecraft Altitude: 163 nautical miles (302km)
Country or Geographic Name: | USA-LOUISIANA |
Features: | RED R., ATCHAFALAYA FORK |
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Cloud Cover Percentage: | 0 (no clouds present) |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 46° |
Sun Azimuth: | 100° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 250mm |
Camera Tilt: | Near Vertical |
Format: | 5017: Kodak, natural color positive, Ektachrome, X Professional, ASA 64, standard base |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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Image Caption: STS055-081-059 Red River Valley, Louisiana, U.S.A. May 1993
This northwest-looking photograph of central Louisiana accentuates the complicated merging of the Red River, Mississippi River, and Atchafalaya River between Alexandria and Baton Rouge. Alexandria is discernible along an east meander of the Red River, which has a broad, northwest-southeast-aligned floodplain. Visible are several large meanders of the Mississippi River (lower right corner) and the Atchafalaya River to the west, the main channel of which can be traced northward to the southern edge of the Dismal Swamp. Numerous interconnecting channels and streams crisscross the flat, swampy landscape. Cultivated field patterns are visible on the elevated terrain (lower left corner).
This northwest-looking photograph of central Louisiana accentuates the complicated merging of the Red River, Mississippi River, and Atchafalaya River between Alexandria and Baton Rouge. Alexandria is discernible along an east meander of the Red River, which has a broad, northwest-southeast-aligned floodplain. Visible are several large meanders of the Mississippi River (lower right corner) and the Atchafalaya River to the west, the main channel of which can be traced northward to the southern edge of the Dismal Swamp. Numerous interconnecting channels and streams crisscross the flat, swampy landscape. Cultivated field patterns are visible on the elevated terrain (lower left corner).
