< STS079-808-11 >
| NASA Photo ID | STS079-808-11 |
| Focal Length | 40mm |
| Date taken | 1996.__.__ |
| Time taken | GMT |
Cloud masks available for this image:
Spacecraft nadir point:
Photo center point: 3.5° N, 36.5° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 3.5° N, 36.5° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: East
Spacecraft Altitude: nautical miles (0km)
Country or Geographic Name: | KENYA |
Features: | LAKE RUDOLPH |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 15 (11-25)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | ° |
Sun Azimuth: | ° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 40mm |
Camera Tilt: | Low Oblique |
Format: | 5046: Kodak, natural color positive, Lumiere 100/5046, ASA 100, standard base |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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No GeoTIFF is available for this photo.Image Caption: Lake Turkana (formerly Lake Rudolf) in the Kenyan
segment of the East African rift. Uncommonly large volume of sediment
being deposited in the lake at the time of this photo. Old shorelines
and young faults can be distinguished in active rift basins from such
vertical views. Archaeologists at the University of Texas - Austin are
using similar Shuttle photos of Ethiopian rift valleys to identify old
lake shorelines and probable habitation sites for investigation. The
two photos above will be illustrations in a global tectonics tutorial
on Rifts now in preparation for use on the Space Station.
segment of the East African rift. Uncommonly large volume of sediment
being deposited in the lake at the time of this photo. Old shorelines
and young faults can be distinguished in active rift basins from such
vertical views. Archaeologists at the University of Texas - Austin are
using similar Shuttle photos of Ethiopian rift valleys to identify old
lake shorelines and probable habitation sites for investigation. The
two photos above will be illustrations in a global tectonics tutorial
on Rifts now in preparation for use on the Space Station.
