STS065-96-48
| NASA Photo ID | STS065-96-48 |
| Focal Length | 250mm |
| Date taken | 1994.07.14 |
| Time taken | 02:18:54 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 28.6° N, 94.7° E
Photo center point: 27.5° N, 94.5° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 27.5° N, 94.5° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: South
Spacecraft Altitude: 159 nautical miles (294km)
Country or Geographic Name: | INDIA |
Features: | BRAHMAPUTRA RIV |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 0 (no clouds present) |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 43° |
Sun Azimuth: | 86° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 250mm |
Camera Tilt: | 23 degrees |
Format: | 5048: Kodak, natural color positive, Lumiere 100x/5048, ASA 100x, standard base |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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Image Caption: STS-65 Earth observation taken aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is of the Brahmaputra River in Northeast India. The Brahmaputra River is a highly braided, meandering river with innumerable river islands, alluvial fans, sand bars, ox-bow lakes, and marshes. The valley is built by deposition of alluvium upon a sag formed during the period of the rise of the Himalaya. The Brahmaputra has more than 35 major tributaries. During the rainy season (June-September), the Brahmaputra is rendering an enormous slow moving lake. Floods are an annual menace to agriculture and settlements in the valley. Vast amounts of silt and debris, already a problem, are increased many folds with continuing deforestation of the mountain slopes.
