STS063-705-22

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NASA Photo ID

STS063-705-22

Focal Length

100mm

Date taken

1995.02.04

Time taken

11:08:22 GMT

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Spacecraft nadir point: 34.9° S, 15.2° E

Photo center point: 33.0° S, 19.0° E

Photo center point by machine learning:

Nadir to Photo Center: Northeast

Spacecraft Altitude: 185 nautical miles (343km)

Country or Geographic Name:

REPUBLIC SOUTH AFRICA

Features:

SALDANHA BAY, MOUNTAIN RA

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Cloud Cover Percentage:

0 (no clouds present)

Sun Elevation Angle:

71°

Sun Azimuth:

4°

Camera:

Hasselblad

Focal Length:

100mm

Camera Tilt:

54 degrees

Format:

5046: Kodak, natural color positive, Lumiere 100/5046, ASA 100, standard base

Film Exposure:

Normal

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Image Caption: The southwest coast of southern Africa from St. Helena Bay (large bay at center), to Table Bay at Cape Town (bottom, with Robben Island near entrance). The pier at the naval base and fishing port of Saldhanaha Bay can be seen in the small bay (center). False Bay is cut off by the bottom edge of the frame. What NASA scientists think to be a phytoplankton bloom appears offshore in the cold upwelled water off the Atlantic coast. Farmland, especially that used for wine growing, is found near the coast occupying the Mediterranian-like climate of the Southwest Cape Province; but inland of the mountains of the Karroo Desert is home to sheep farmers and little agriculture.