STS066-117-34
| NASA Photo ID | STS066-117-34 |
| Focal Length | 100mm |
| Date taken | 1994.11.09 |
| Time taken | 01:20:44 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 39.5° N, 137.2° E
Photo center point: 38.0° N, 138.5° E
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Photo center point: 38.0° N, 138.5° E
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Nadir to Photo Center: Southeast
Spacecraft Altitude: 161 nautical miles (298km)
Country or Geographic Name: | JAPAN |
Features: | SADO ISLAND, ISLAND WAKE |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 0 (no clouds present) |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 31° |
Sun Azimuth: | 159° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 100mm |
Camera Tilt: | 37 degrees |
Format: | 5046: Kodak, natural color positive, Lumiere 100/5046, ASA 100, standard base |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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Image Caption: STS066-117-034 Sado Island, Japan November 1994
The paralleling, northeast-southwest aligned mountains of Sado Island are connected in the middle by a plain. The island is separated from the west coast of Honshu Island by 19 miles (30 km). A small section of the Echigo Plain and a small coastal mountain (darker feature) located south of the city of Niigata are visible in the upper left corner of the image. Administratively Sado Island is part of Niigata prefecture. Notice that the sun's reflection off the water's surface (a phenomenon known as sunglint or sun glitter) has created a light colored image. The sunglint does identify a dark area north of the island, thereby providing a clue as to the direction of the water flow or current around Sado Island (in this case flowing from south to north), creating an island wake along the north side of the island.
The paralleling, northeast-southwest aligned mountains of Sado Island are connected in the middle by a plain. The island is separated from the west coast of Honshu Island by 19 miles (30 km). A small section of the Echigo Plain and a small coastal mountain (darker feature) located south of the city of Niigata are visible in the upper left corner of the image. Administratively Sado Island is part of Niigata prefecture. Notice that the sun's reflection off the water's surface (a phenomenon known as sunglint or sun glitter) has created a light colored image. The sunglint does identify a dark area north of the island, thereby providing a clue as to the direction of the water flow or current around Sado Island (in this case flowing from south to north), creating an island wake along the north side of the island.
