STS075-723-20
| NASA Photo ID | STS075-723-20 |
| Focal Length | 250mm |
| Date taken | 1996.__.__ |
| Time taken | GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point:
Photo center point: 29.5° N, 95.0° W
Photo center point: 29.5° N, 95.0° W
Nadir to Photo Center: Northwest
Spacecraft Altitude: nautical miles (0km)
Country or Geographic Name: | USA-TEXAS |
Features: | GALVESTON & TRINTY BAY |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 0 (no clouds present) |
Sun Elevation Angle: | ° |
Sun Azimuth: | ° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 250mm |
Camera Tilt: | Low Oblique |
Format: | 5046: Kodak, natural color positive, Lumiere 100/5046, ASA 100, standard base |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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| 3927 pixels | 3872 pixels | No | No | Earth From Space collection | Download Image |
| 640 pixels | 631 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: STS075-723-020 Galveston Bay and Southeast Houston, Texas, U.S.A. March 1996
Galveston Bay, a shallow inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, is featured in this north-northwest-looking, low-oblique photograph. Formed when sea levels rose almost 400 feet (122 meters) as the glaciers melted from the last ice age, the shallow waters cover the former estuaries and river channels of the San Jacinto River and the Trinity River. The present mouth of the Trinity River and sediment-laden, circular Lake Anahuac are visible at the upper end of Trinity Bay (midway between upper center and upper right of the photograph). A portion of the San Jacinto River (upper left) extends into the Houston Ship Channel, whose completion in 1914 enabled the Port of Houston to become the third-busiest in the United States. The highly reflective channel, bordered by numerous oil refineries, petrochemical plants, and other industries, extends southeastward through Galveston Bay into the Gulf of Mexico (bottom right). West of Galveston Bay are Clear Lake and to its northwest Clear Lake City, the home of NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (barely discernible). Galveston is visible near the bottom center.
Galveston Bay, a shallow inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, is featured in this north-northwest-looking, low-oblique photograph. Formed when sea levels rose almost 400 feet (122 meters) as the glaciers melted from the last ice age, the shallow waters cover the former estuaries and river channels of the San Jacinto River and the Trinity River. The present mouth of the Trinity River and sediment-laden, circular Lake Anahuac are visible at the upper end of Trinity Bay (midway between upper center and upper right of the photograph). A portion of the San Jacinto River (upper left) extends into the Houston Ship Channel, whose completion in 1914 enabled the Port of Houston to become the third-busiest in the United States. The highly reflective channel, bordered by numerous oil refineries, petrochemical plants, and other industries, extends southeastward through Galveston Bay into the Gulf of Mexico (bottom right). West of Galveston Bay are Clear Lake and to its northwest Clear Lake City, the home of NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (barely discernible). Galveston is visible near the bottom center.
