< STS087-757-70 >
| NASA Photo ID | STS087-757-70 |
| Focal Length | 100mm |
| Date taken | 1997.12.05 |
| Time taken | 03:16:22 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 19.1° N, 87.8° E
Photo center point: 20.5° N, 86.0° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 20.5° N, 86.0° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: Northwest
Spacecraft Altitude: 148 nautical miles (274km)
Country or Geographic Name: | INDIA |
Features: | CHILKA LAKE, MAHANDADI R. |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 20 (11-25)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 33° |
Sun Azimuth: | 134° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 100mm |
Camera Tilt: | 43 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: STS087-757-070 Mahanadi River and Delta, India November 1997
The Mahanadi and Brahmani Rivers (two somewhat paralleling light-colored features) have combined to create a large delta plain along the northeast coast of India. Based on the width of the floodplain, the surface area of the exposed sandbars, (highly reflective surfaces) and the larger number of distributary channels (linear, lighter-colored features, the Mahanadi River has produced the greater quantity of sediment deposition along the coast. Lake Chilka (multicolored feature lower left), India's largest brackish water lagoon, has an ever-changing annual cycle. For most of the year, the salty water from the Bay of Bengal (lower edge) provides recharge water for Lake Chilka; however, during the wet summer monsoon fresh water from the Mahanadi River system flows south and displaces the brackish water of the lake. For a short time each year, Lake Chilka is a fresh water lake. The Indian government is expending considerable effort to preserve the fragile ecological system that is in place around the lake. Lake Chilka has been identified as a Wildlife Sanctuary Site (Ramsar Site). The darker landscape inland shows the location and distribution of low mountains and hilly terrain.
The Mahanadi and Brahmani Rivers (two somewhat paralleling light-colored features) have combined to create a large delta plain along the northeast coast of India. Based on the width of the floodplain, the surface area of the exposed sandbars, (highly reflective surfaces) and the larger number of distributary channels (linear, lighter-colored features, the Mahanadi River has produced the greater quantity of sediment deposition along the coast. Lake Chilka (multicolored feature lower left), India's largest brackish water lagoon, has an ever-changing annual cycle. For most of the year, the salty water from the Bay of Bengal (lower edge) provides recharge water for Lake Chilka; however, during the wet summer monsoon fresh water from the Mahanadi River system flows south and displaces the brackish water of the lake. For a short time each year, Lake Chilka is a fresh water lake. The Indian government is expending considerable effort to preserve the fragile ecological system that is in place around the lake. Lake Chilka has been identified as a Wildlife Sanctuary Site (Ramsar Site). The darker landscape inland shows the location and distribution of low mountains and hilly terrain.
