< STS087-714-42 >

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NASA Photo ID

STS087-714-42

Focal Length

250mm

Date taken

1997.11.28

Time taken

12:20:11 GMT

Resolutions offered for this image:
5700 x 5900 pixels 483 x 500 pixels

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Spacecraft nadir point: 26.4° N, 17.7° W

Photo center point: 27.0° N, 13.0° W

Photo center point by machine learning:

Nadir to Photo Center: East

Spacecraft Altitude: 150 nautical miles (278km)

Body: Earth

Country or Geographic Name:

WESTERN SAHARA

Features:

HAMRA STREAM, LAND USE

Features Found Using Machine Learning:

Cloud Cover Percentage:

0 (no clouds present)

Sun Elevation Angle:

41°

Sun Azimuth:

168°

Camera:

Hasselblad

Focal Length:

250mm

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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5700 pixels	5900 pixels	No	No		Download Image
483 pixels	500 pixels	No	No		Download Image

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Image Caption: The striking feature in this photograph is a 29 km conveyor belt. Phosphate is extracted from mines in Bu Craa, southeast of El Aaiun and transported to a pier on the Western Saharan coast. This area is west of the Tindouf syncline.