< STS089-707-18 >
| NASA Photo ID | STS089-707-18 |
| Focal Length | 100mm |
| Date taken | 1998.01.24 |
| Time taken | 00:53:00 GMT |
Cloud masks available for this image:
Spacecraft nadir point: 20.7° S, 115.8° E
Photo center point: 20.5° S, 117.0° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 20.5° S, 117.0° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: East
Spacecraft Altitude: 205 nautical miles (380km)
Country or Geographic Name: | AUSTRALIA-WA |
Features: | NICKOL BAY |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 5 (1-10)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 40° |
Sun Azimuth: | 99° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 100mm |
Camera Tilt: | 20 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: A Trichodesmium bloom is seen taking the form of the currents around the Dampier Archipelago off the coast of NW Australia. Tricodesmium is a blue-green filamentous alga which proliferates in subtropical waters and forms thick algal mats on the surface. A view in sunglint showing the currents of this area is STS089-707-017.
The salt ponds in the photo are a major commercial industry of Dampier, a nearby town on Nickol Bay. This port city takes its name from the offshore archipelago, named after William Dampier (a British buccaneer who explored the north and west coasts of Australia in 1688 and 1699). Just north of the North West Coastal Highway to Perth (1,018 miles [1,638 km] south), Dampier is supplied with fresh water from the nearby intermittent Maitland River and from a desalinization plant. Population of Dampier (1981) 2,471.
The salt ponds in the photo are a major commercial industry of Dampier, a nearby town on Nickol Bay. This port city takes its name from the offshore archipelago, named after William Dampier (a British buccaneer who explored the north and west coasts of Australia in 1688 and 1699). Just north of the North West Coastal Highway to Perth (1,018 miles [1,638 km] south), Dampier is supplied with fresh water from the nearby intermittent Maitland River and from a desalinization plant. Population of Dampier (1981) 2,471.
