< STS088-719-29 >
| NASA Photo ID | STS088-719-29 |
| Focal Length | 250mm |
| Date taken | 1998.12.06 |
| Time taken | 16:29:04 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 26.4° N, 80.6° W
Photo center point: 27.0° N, 79.0° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 27.0° N, 79.0° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: East
Spacecraft Altitude: 205 nautical miles (380km)
Country or Geographic Name: | BAHAMAS |
Features: | WHITINGS, GRAND BAHAMA I. |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 5 (1-10)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 40° |
Sun Azimuth: | 167° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 250mm |
Camera Tilt: | 27 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: The bright, ellipitical white features in this photo are whitings in the Little Bahama Bank.
Whitings are suspensions of sediment that are produced by blooms of microscopic algae.
They can produce great quantities of lime muds in places like the Bahamas. Intricate
patterns of sand ridges and channels that are formed by tidal currents ring the bank,
marking the edge between the shallow bank waters (depths less than 10 m) and the much deeper
offshore waters (dark blue).
Whitings are suspensions of sediment that are produced by blooms of microscopic algae.
They can produce great quantities of lime muds in places like the Bahamas. Intricate
patterns of sand ridges and channels that are formed by tidal currents ring the bank,
marking the edge between the shallow bank waters (depths less than 10 m) and the much deeper
offshore waters (dark blue).
