< STS080-704-22 >
| NASA Photo ID | STS080-704-22 |
| Focal Length | 100mm |
| Date taken | 1996.11.20 |
| Time taken | 18:44:06 GMT |
Cloud masks available for this image:
Spacecraft nadir point: 25.1° N, 100.3° W
Photo center point: 25.5° N, 100.0° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 25.5° N, 100.0° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: Northeast
Spacecraft Altitude: 190 nautical miles (352km)
Country or Geographic Name: | MEXICO |
Features: | MONTERRAY, SIERRA MADRE |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 0 (no clouds present) |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 45° |
Sun Azimuth: | 186° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 100mm |
Camera Tilt: | 9 degrees |
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: Sierra Madre Oriental (near Monterey) formed about 60 million years
ago, when one of the crustal plates of the Pacific collided with what
is now western Mexico. Beneath the massive limestone layers, which are
now buckled up into the ridges of the Sierra, were thick layers of
rock salt and other evaporite minerals. Salt behaves plastically when
even minor stress is applied; here it has allowed the overlying slabs
of rigid rock to rumple like a rug and has flowed into the cores of
the steep-sided ranges.
ago, when one of the crustal plates of the Pacific collided with what
is now western Mexico. Beneath the massive limestone layers, which are
now buckled up into the ridges of the Sierra, were thick layers of
rock salt and other evaporite minerals. Salt behaves plastically when
even minor stress is applied; here it has allowed the overlying slabs
of rigid rock to rumple like a rug and has flowed into the cores of
the steep-sided ranges.
