< STS085-715-86 >
| NASA Photo ID | STS085-715-86 |
| Focal Length | 100mm |
| Date taken | 1997.08.11 |
| Time taken | 15:10:45 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 31.8° N, 106.3° W
Photo center point: 32.0° N, 106.5° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 32.0° N, 106.5° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: Northwest
Spacecraft Altitude: 156 nautical miles (289km)
Country or Geographic Name: | USA-TEXAS |
Features: | EL PASO, RIO GRANDE |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 5 (1-10)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 33° |
Sun Azimuth: | 92° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 100mm |
Camera Tilt: | 6 degrees |
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: An exceptionally fine photo of the central Rio Grande rift in New Mexico, west Texas and northern Chihuahua, Mexico. Two significant aspects of the rift can be observed in this one regional view: the branching of the central rift into two broad valleys--the Mesilla valley of south-central New Mexico, south to El Paso-Juarez, and the Salt Basin of west Texas, bounded by the Guadalupe Mts. (upper edge of frame). Guadalupe Peak (2,917 m), the highest point in Texas, can be seen in the south-pointing prow of the range. Details of the junction of the central rift and the Border Corridor transform zone, which begins near El Paso and extends to the northern boundary of Big Bend National Park, are shown with rare clarity here. The dark, speckled-appearing patch west of El Paso comprises volcanic vents that erupted in a rift-valley lake--Hunt Hole and Kilbourne Hole. The lavas contain chunks of rock that originated in the upper mantle and were carried up by the fast-rising magma; rift-transform intersections are common structural environments for such volcanic events.
