STS056-77-37
| NASA Photo ID | STS056-77-37 |
| Focal Length | 100mm |
| Date taken | 1993.04.10 |
| Time taken | 15:14:50 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 33.8° N, 105.4° W
Photo center point: 33.5° N, 106.0° W
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Photo center point: 33.5° N, 106.0° W
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Nadir to Photo Center: Southwest
Spacecraft Altitude: 162 nautical miles (300km)
Country or Geographic Name: | USA-NEW MEXICO |
Features: | SIERRA BLANCA, LAVA FIELD |
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Cloud Cover Percentage: | 0 (no clouds present) |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 32° |
Sun Azimuth: | 102° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 100mm |
Camera Tilt: | 14 degrees |
Format: | 5017: Kodak, natural color positive, Ektachrome, X Professional, ASA 64, standard base |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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Image Caption: STS056-077-037 Tularosa Valley, New Mexico, U.S.A. April 1993
A large section of the Tularosa Valley, sandwiched between the north-south-trending San Andres Mountains to the west and the heavily forested Sacramento and Sierra Blanca Mountains to the east, is featured in this northwest-looking, low-oblique photograph of south-central New Mexico. Visible in the valley are White Sands National Monument, the highly reflective gypsum desert; a black, ribbonlike youthful lava flow, which originated from a small volcanic center (Little Black Peak) at the north end of the flow that erupted fewer than 1000 years ago; and snowcapped Sierra Blanca Peak [12 003 feet (3659 meters)]. Visible is a drainage basin created by the Hondo River as it erodes the eastern slopes of the Sacramento Mountains and the southern slopes of the east-west-oriented Capitan Mountains (lower right edge of the photograph). A small section of the Rio Grande is apparent (upper left corner), and an older lava flow is barely discernible to its east.
A large section of the Tularosa Valley, sandwiched between the north-south-trending San Andres Mountains to the west and the heavily forested Sacramento and Sierra Blanca Mountains to the east, is featured in this northwest-looking, low-oblique photograph of south-central New Mexico. Visible in the valley are White Sands National Monument, the highly reflective gypsum desert; a black, ribbonlike youthful lava flow, which originated from a small volcanic center (Little Black Peak) at the north end of the flow that erupted fewer than 1000 years ago; and snowcapped Sierra Blanca Peak [12 003 feet (3659 meters)]. Visible is a drainage basin created by the Hondo River as it erodes the eastern slopes of the Sacramento Mountains and the southern slopes of the east-west-oriented Capitan Mountains (lower right edge of the photograph). A small section of the Rio Grande is apparent (upper left corner), and an older lava flow is barely discernible to its east.
