< STS082-704-5 >
| NASA Photo ID | STS082-704-5 |
| Focal Length | 100mm |
| Date taken | 1997.02.13 |
| Time taken | 13:49:20 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 14.3° N, 92.1° W
Photo center point: 15.5° N, 91.5° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 15.5° N, 91.5° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: North
Spacecraft Altitude: 317 nautical miles (587km)
Country or Geographic Name: | GUATEMALA |
Features: | PACIFIC COAST, LAGOONS |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 25 (11-25)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 17° |
Sun Azimuth: | 109° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 100mm |
Camera Tilt: | 14 degrees |
Format: | VELVI: Fuji, natural color positive, Velvia 50, CS 135-36, ASA 32, standard base |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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No GeoTIFF is available for this photo.Image Caption: Southern Mexico and northern Central America. Spectacular shot of
three seas, five nations, three plates of the Earth's crust, and two
plate boundaries. Yucatan Peninsula extends northward, with the Gulf
of Mexico on the west and Caribbean on the east -- the blue waters
surrounding reefs off Belize lie along the eastern Yucatan coast, and
Laguna de Terminos on the west. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec, one of the
sites proposed for a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific, is in
left center; the Golfo de Tehuantepec and Golfo de Fonseca are at the
west and east ends, respectively, of the Pacific coastal margin seen
here. The volcanoes along the Pacific coast mark the convergent margin
between the Cocos plate (Pacific side), which is moving northeastward
with respect to the North American (Mexico, Yucatan, Belize) and
Caribbean plates (Guatemala, El Salvador). The Motagua, Polochic and
Jocotan are long, arcing faults crossing the frame from WSW to ENE;
they are elements of the transform boundary (Swan Island transform)
between the North American and Caribbean plates. Blocks south of the
transform zone are moving east with respect to that to the north; the
transform zone is an extension of the Cayman Ridge/trench system.
three seas, five nations, three plates of the Earth's crust, and two
plate boundaries. Yucatan Peninsula extends northward, with the Gulf
of Mexico on the west and Caribbean on the east -- the blue waters
surrounding reefs off Belize lie along the eastern Yucatan coast, and
Laguna de Terminos on the west. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec, one of the
sites proposed for a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific, is in
left center; the Golfo de Tehuantepec and Golfo de Fonseca are at the
west and east ends, respectively, of the Pacific coastal margin seen
here. The volcanoes along the Pacific coast mark the convergent margin
between the Cocos plate (Pacific side), which is moving northeastward
with respect to the North American (Mexico, Yucatan, Belize) and
Caribbean plates (Guatemala, El Salvador). The Motagua, Polochic and
Jocotan are long, arcing faults crossing the frame from WSW to ENE;
they are elements of the transform boundary (Swan Island transform)
between the North American and Caribbean plates. Blocks south of the
transform zone are moving east with respect to that to the north; the
transform zone is an extension of the Cayman Ridge/trench system.
