STS072-740-85

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NASA Photo ID

STS072-740-85

Focal Length

40mm

Date taken

1996.01.18

Time taken

06:20:35 GMT

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Spacecraft nadir point: 28.2° S, 91.7° E

Photo center point:

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Spacecraft Altitude: 166 nautical miles (307km)

Country or Geographic Name:

INDIAN OCEAN

Features:

PAN-CLOUDS

Features Found Using Machine Learning:

Cloud Cover Percentage:

55 (51-75)%

Sun Elevation Angle:

82°

Sun Azimuth:

331°

Camera:

Hasselblad

Focal Length:

40mm

Camera Tilt:

High Oblique

Format:

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

Film Exposure:

Normal

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Image Caption: Closed Cellular Stratocumulus Cloud
Pattern in the Central Indian Ocean. This closed cell pattern is
usually associated with the anticyclonic flow of a high pressure
system. This type of cloud generally forms in shallow regions of cool,
moist maritime air moving over warmer water. This shallow region lies
under an inversion with descending warm dry air above which keep the
cloud heights from building. These closed cell clouds are getting
pulled along in a vertical wind shear.