STS068-225-10
| NASA Photo ID | STS068-225-10 |
| Focal Length | 40mm |
| Date taken | 1994.10.02 |
| Time taken | 06:35:35 GMT |
Cloud masks available for this image:
Spacecraft nadir point: 53.7° N, 78.4° E
Photo center point: 52.0° N, 79.5° E
Photo center point: 52.0° N, 79.5° E
Nadir to Photo Center: Southeast
Spacecraft Altitude: 117 nautical miles (217km)
Country or Geographic Name: | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Features: | KULUNDINSKOYE L., AGRICULTURE |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 5 (1-10)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 33° |
Sun Azimuth: | 180° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 40mm |
Camera Tilt: | 46 degrees |
Format: | 5046: Kodak, natural color positive, Lumiere 100/5046, ASA 100, standard base |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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| 5265 pixels | 5265 pixels | No | No | Earth From Space collection | Download Image |
| 639 pixels | 639 pixels | No | No | Earth From Space collection | Download Image |
| 640 pixels | 480 pixels | No | No | ISD 1 | Download Image |
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Image Caption: STS068-225-010 Southern Portion of West Siberian Plain, Russia October 1994
The southern edge of the West Siberian Plain of Russia is a transition zone consisting primarily of grasslands with forested lands to the north and semiarid Kirgiz Steppe lands to the south. This synoptic, low-oblique, southwest-looking photograph displays a landscape of large cultivated fields with numerous lakes and dry lakes interspersed across the flat plains. Although the entire region tends to be poorly drained, the wispy, linear features that trend northeast-southwest are densely vegetated, swampy areas. Part of the Irtysh River drainage system can be observed near the southern edge of the photograph. Lake Kulundinskoye is the large milky green lake (near the center of the photograph). Scattered about the scene are other fairly sizable, generally ovoid lakes with a range of colors; the different colors suggest that each lake is at a different level of eutrophication. While not distinguishable in the photograph, part of the border aligned northwest-southeast between Russia and the newly formed country of Kazakhstan crosses this region just west of the milky lake (Lake Bol'shoye Topul' Noye) near the northwest quadrant of the photograph. (Refer to STS-028-076-084 for a detailed view of Lake Kulundinskoye.)
The southern edge of the West Siberian Plain of Russia is a transition zone consisting primarily of grasslands with forested lands to the north and semiarid Kirgiz Steppe lands to the south. This synoptic, low-oblique, southwest-looking photograph displays a landscape of large cultivated fields with numerous lakes and dry lakes interspersed across the flat plains. Although the entire region tends to be poorly drained, the wispy, linear features that trend northeast-southwest are densely vegetated, swampy areas. Part of the Irtysh River drainage system can be observed near the southern edge of the photograph. Lake Kulundinskoye is the large milky green lake (near the center of the photograph). Scattered about the scene are other fairly sizable, generally ovoid lakes with a range of colors; the different colors suggest that each lake is at a different level of eutrophication. While not distinguishable in the photograph, part of the border aligned northwest-southeast between Russia and the newly formed country of Kazakhstan crosses this region just west of the milky lake (Lake Bol'shoye Topul' Noye) near the northwest quadrant of the photograph. (Refer to STS-028-076-084 for a detailed view of Lake Kulundinskoye.)
