< STS087-768-84 >
| NASA Photo ID | STS087-768-84 |
| Focal Length | 100mm |
| Date taken | 1997.12.01 |
| Time taken | 04:56:23 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 14.4° N, 107.7° E
Photo center point: 14.0° N, 106.0° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 14.0° N, 106.0° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: West
Spacecraft Altitude: 150 nautical miles (278km)
Country or Geographic Name: | LAOS |
Features: | MEKONG RIVER |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 0 (no clouds present) |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 54° |
Sun Azimuth: | 187° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 100mm |
Camera Tilt: | 35 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: STS087-768-084 Mekong River, Laos November 1997
The southerly draining Mekong River has formed a series of complex, multi-braided stream channels as the river crosses the Laos-Cambodia border (middle left) in southwest Laos. The muddy-looking Mekong has developed a series of paralleling stream channels to accommodate the abundance of water that flows through this river basin during the annual wet summer monsoons that Southeast Asia experiences. The lighter-colored speckled-looking landscape adjacent to the river shows a flooded rural countryside. The Laotian city of Muang Khong is located along the east bank of the Mekong River (slightly below and left of center). Sections of a north-south aligned highway (thin, light-colored lines) are visible along the east side of the river. The dark area along the right edge of the image (looks like a shadow) is caused by the edge of the Space Shuttle's window obscuring part of the scene.
The southerly draining Mekong River has formed a series of complex, multi-braided stream channels as the river crosses the Laos-Cambodia border (middle left) in southwest Laos. The muddy-looking Mekong has developed a series of paralleling stream channels to accommodate the abundance of water that flows through this river basin during the annual wet summer monsoons that Southeast Asia experiences. The lighter-colored speckled-looking landscape adjacent to the river shows a flooded rural countryside. The Laotian city of Muang Khong is located along the east bank of the Mekong River (slightly below and left of center). Sections of a north-south aligned highway (thin, light-colored lines) are visible along the east side of the river. The dark area along the right edge of the image (looks like a shadow) is caused by the edge of the Space Shuttle's window obscuring part of the scene.
