STS081-742-30
| NASA Photo ID | STS081-742-30 |
| Focal Length | 250mm |
| Date taken | 1997.01.20 |
| Time taken | 16:25:56 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 8.9° N, 86.1° W
Photo center point: 10.0° N, 85.0° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 10.0° N, 85.0° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: Northeast
Spacecraft Altitude: 193 nautical miles (357km)
Country or Geographic Name: | COSTA RICA |
Features: | NICOYA PENINSULA |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 0 (no clouds present) |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 54° |
Sun Azimuth: | 143° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 250mm |
Camera Tilt: | 26 degrees |
Format: | 2443: Kodak Aerochrome 2443, color IR, thin base, EA-5 process thru June 1999, E-6 process afterward |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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Image Caption: STS081-742-030 Nicoya Gulf, Peninsula, Costa Rica January 1997
The southern end of the mountainous Nicoya Peninsula extends southeasterly separating the waters of the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of Nicoya. The color infrared image helps to document the numerous vegetated hills and valleys (red colors represent green plants) both on the peninsula as well as on the mainland. The deeper reds tend to show either dense stands of rainforest or in the coastal zone, they represent mangrove forests. The small estuary of the Rio Grande de Tarcoles is barely discernible near the upper right edge (southeast corner) of the image. Chira Island is the large island in the Gulf of Nicoya. (Refer to STS81-742-028 and STS81-742-029 for other color infrared pictures of the Nicoya Peninsula).
The southern end of the mountainous Nicoya Peninsula extends southeasterly separating the waters of the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of Nicoya. The color infrared image helps to document the numerous vegetated hills and valleys (red colors represent green plants) both on the peninsula as well as on the mainland. The deeper reds tend to show either dense stands of rainforest or in the coastal zone, they represent mangrove forests. The small estuary of the Rio Grande de Tarcoles is barely discernible near the upper right edge (southeast corner) of the image. Chira Island is the large island in the Gulf of Nicoya. (Refer to STS81-742-028 and STS81-742-029 for other color infrared pictures of the Nicoya Peninsula).
