STS073-702-18
| NASA Photo ID | STS073-702-18 |
| Focal Length | 250mm |
| Date taken | 1995.10.27 |
| Time taken | 16:47:47 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 36.6° N, 105.4° W
Photo center point: 38.0° N, 106.0° W
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Photo center point: 38.0° N, 106.0° W
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Nadir to Photo Center: North
Spacecraft Altitude: 143 nautical miles (265km)
Country or Geographic Name: | USA-COLORADO |
Features: | SAN LUIS VALLEY, PIVOT AG |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 0 (no clouds present) |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 34° |
Sun Azimuth: | 145° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 250mm |
Camera Tilt: | 33 degrees |
Format: | 5046: Kodak, natural color positive, Lumiere 100/5046, ASA 100, standard base |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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Image Caption: STS073-702-018 San Luis Valley, Colorado, U.S.A. October 1995
Streams that enter the northern half of the San Luis Valley of south-central Colorado, a relatively flat basin, rarely reach the Rio Grande. Despite the fact that the San Luis Valley is a true desert--receiving less than 8 inches of precipitation a year--much of the valley supports a vigorous agricultural industry because of irrigation water from deep artesian wells, some of which tap as many as five or six artesian aquifers. Visible are a large alluvial fan at the northern end of the valley that exhibits the classic pattern found in arid, flat landscapes; San Luis Creek; and San Luis Lake. A smaller, similarly colored drainage feature is also observed at the top center of the photograph. The two highly reflective areas north and south of the cultivated fields are probably the result of accumulations of salt deposited in the soils by the evaporation process.
Streams that enter the northern half of the San Luis Valley of south-central Colorado, a relatively flat basin, rarely reach the Rio Grande. Despite the fact that the San Luis Valley is a true desert--receiving less than 8 inches of precipitation a year--much of the valley supports a vigorous agricultural industry because of irrigation water from deep artesian wells, some of which tap as many as five or six artesian aquifers. Visible are a large alluvial fan at the northern end of the valley that exhibits the classic pattern found in arid, flat landscapes; San Luis Creek; and San Luis Lake. A smaller, similarly colored drainage feature is also observed at the top center of the photograph. The two highly reflective areas north and south of the cultivated fields are probably the result of accumulations of salt deposited in the soils by the evaporation process.
