< STS085-712-18 >
| NASA Photo ID | STS085-712-18 |
| Focal Length | 100mm |
| Date taken | 1997.08.12 |
| Time taken | 12:37:10 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 43.5° N, 45.7° E
Photo center point: 43.5° N, 41.0° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 43.5° N, 41.0° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: West
Spacecraft Altitude: 158 nautical miles (293km)
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 100mm |
Camera Tilt: | Low Oblique |
Format: | 5069: Kodak Elite 100S, E6 Reversal, Replaces Lumiere, Warmer in tone vs. Lumiere |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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No GeoTIFF is available for this photo.Image Caption: Greater Caucasus Mountains, southern Russia near the Azerbaijan border. Town of Makhachkala on west coast of Caspian Sea north of Baku Peninsula. A rare, clear view of this region--excellent lighting reveals structural details of the folded and faulted mountain ranges with elevations commonly greater than 3,000 m. These ranges began to form about 80 million years ago, in response to northward movement of the Arabian crustal plate and its collision with the Russian Platform portion of the Eurasian plate. The Arabian plate continues its northward march today, which has resulted in mountain building, volcanism, and ongoing earthquake activity. The block that includes Turkey and the Black Sea is escaping to the west, resulting in strong earthquakes on west-trending faults.
