STS073-759-31
| NASA Photo ID | STS073-759-31 |
| Focal Length | 250mm |
| Date taken | 1995.10.28 |
| Time taken | 16:47:46 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 29.9° N, 92.4° W
Photo center point: 32.5° N, 91.0° W
Photo center point: 32.5° N, 91.0° W
Nadir to Photo Center: Northeast
Spacecraft Altitude: 144 nautical miles (267km)
Country or Geographic Name: | USA-MISSISSIPPI |
Features: | MISSISSIPPI R., VICKSBURG |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 0 (no clouds present) |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 44° |
Sun Azimuth: | 157° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 250mm |
Camera Tilt: | 51 degrees |
Format: | 5046: Kodak, natural color positive, Lumiere 100/5046, ASA 100, standard base |
Film Exposure: | Over Exposed |
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Image Caption: STS073-759-031 Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.A. October 1995
Discernible slightly east of the center of the photograph is historic Vicksburg. The city sits on a bluff several hundred feet above the broad floodplain of the Mississippi River, which has highly reflective sandbars visible in its main channel. A dramatic escarpment separates the darker, elevated, forested terrain from the lighter, flat, cultivated floodplain; however, several dark, wooded areas exist on the floodplain itself. Apparent on the floodplain are many looping, oxbow lakes and meander scars--an indication that the river transports large quantities of sediment and constantly changes its main channel.
Discernible slightly east of the center of the photograph is historic Vicksburg. The city sits on a bluff several hundred feet above the broad floodplain of the Mississippi River, which has highly reflective sandbars visible in its main channel. A dramatic escarpment separates the darker, elevated, forested terrain from the lighter, flat, cultivated floodplain; however, several dark, wooded areas exist on the floodplain itself. Apparent on the floodplain are many looping, oxbow lakes and meander scars--an indication that the river transports large quantities of sediment and constantly changes its main channel.
