< STS056-152-165 >
| NASA Photo ID | STS056-152-165 |
| Focal Length | 250mm |
| Date taken | 1993.04.10 |
| Time taken | 06:12:53 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 32.6° N, 33.3° E
Photo center point: 31.0° N, 32.0° E
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Photo center point: 31.0° N, 32.0° E
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Nadir to Photo Center: Southwest
Spacecraft Altitude: 162 nautical miles (300km)
Country or Geographic Name: | EGYPT |
Features: | NILE DELTA, SUEZ CANAL |
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Cloud Cover Percentage: | 5 (1-10)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 35° |
Sun Azimuth: | 104° |
Camera: | Linhof |
Focal Length: | 250mm |
Camera Tilt: | 37 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: STS-56 Earth observation of the northeastern Nile Delta was photographed from the Earth-orbiting Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. The branch of the Nile featured in the frame is Daimietta. The Suez Canal marks the boundary of the Nile Delta agriculture and the Sinai Desert to the right. Lake Masada, the dark waterlogged area to the west (left) of Port Said is becoming more saline as the Aswan Dam has reduced sediment downstream. This sediment reduction, according to NASA scientists studying the STS-56 photography, has resulted in increased coastal erosion and the intrusion of a salt-water lens to the ground water, particularly in the northeastern portions of the delta. Center pivot irrigation fields are located along either side of the Ramses Canal, which connects the Daimietta Nile with Great Bitter Lake. This canal has been re-dug three or four times in the past 3,000 years. Historians note that the canal's most famous use was as the departure point of the fleet of Pharaoh Necho.
