< STS056-151-253 >
| NASA Photo ID | STS056-151-253 |
| Focal Length | 90mm |
| Date taken | 1993.04.10 |
| Time taken | 09:33:03 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 30.7° S, 29.6° E
Photo center point: 31.0° S, 28.0° E
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Photo center point: 31.0° S, 28.0° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: West
Spacecraft Altitude: 164 nautical miles (304km)
Country or Geographic Name: | REPUBLIC SOUTH AFRICA |
Features: | DRAKENSBERG |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 10 (1-10)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 51° |
Sun Azimuth: | 12° |
Camera: | Linhof |
Focal Length: | 90mm |
Camera Tilt: | 31 degrees |
Format: | QX868: Kodak, natural color positive, Ektachrome QX868(5017 emulsion), ASA 64, thin base |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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No GeoTIFF is available for this photo.Image Caption: STS056-151-253 Drakensberg Range, Lesotho April 1993
This low-oblique, northwest-looking photograph shows the entire landlocked country of Lesotho, which is completely surrounded by South Africa. Lesotho consists mainly of a high mountainous plateau, with the Drakensberg Range and its steep escarpment to the east forming the east and southeast border; along the western border, the elevation gradually becomes lower as the landscape grades into a lower belt of foothills and lowlands. The Orange River (recognizable by its serpentine pattern almost in the center of the photograph) originates in the basaltic lava in the eastern third of Lesotho and exits the country through the sandstone rocks south of Mohale's Hoek. The highest mountain peak in southern Africa, Thabana Ntlenyana at 11 425 feet (3481 meters), is near the easternmost edge of Lesotho in the Drakensberg Range. The northeast-southwest-trending Maloti Mountains, in northwestern Lesotho, have several peaks that exceed 10 000 feet (3048 meters). The lighter colored strip of land northwest of the Maloti Mountains is the severely eroded and overgrazed lowland area of Lesotho. Although only one-eight of the land is suitable for farming because of steep slopes and thin soils, the vast majority of residents is engaged in agriculture. Toward the northwest lies part of South Africa's Orange Free State, dotted with many highly reflective salt pans or dry lakebeds.
This low-oblique, northwest-looking photograph shows the entire landlocked country of Lesotho, which is completely surrounded by South Africa. Lesotho consists mainly of a high mountainous plateau, with the Drakensberg Range and its steep escarpment to the east forming the east and southeast border; along the western border, the elevation gradually becomes lower as the landscape grades into a lower belt of foothills and lowlands. The Orange River (recognizable by its serpentine pattern almost in the center of the photograph) originates in the basaltic lava in the eastern third of Lesotho and exits the country through the sandstone rocks south of Mohale's Hoek. The highest mountain peak in southern Africa, Thabana Ntlenyana at 11 425 feet (3481 meters), is near the easternmost edge of Lesotho in the Drakensberg Range. The northeast-southwest-trending Maloti Mountains, in northwestern Lesotho, have several peaks that exceed 10 000 feet (3048 meters). The lighter colored strip of land northwest of the Maloti Mountains is the severely eroded and overgrazed lowland area of Lesotho. Although only one-eight of the land is suitable for farming because of steep slopes and thin soils, the vast majority of residents is engaged in agriculture. Toward the northwest lies part of South Africa's Orange Free State, dotted with many highly reflective salt pans or dry lakebeds.
