STS092-309-6
| NASA Photo ID | STS092-309-6 |
| Focal Length | mm |
| Date taken | 2000.10.21 |
| Time taken | 21:43:17 GMT |
Cloud masks available for this image:
Spacecraft nadir point: 38.1° S, 179.9° W
Photo center point: 39.5° S, 174.0° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 39.5° S, 174.0° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: West
Spacecraft Altitude: 211 nautical miles (391km)
Country or Geographic Name: | NEW ZEALAND-NI |
Features: | MOUNT EGMONT |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 10 (1-10)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 52° |
Sun Azimuth: | 53° |
Camera: | Nikon 35mm film camera |
Focal Length: | mm |
Camera Tilt: | High Oblique |
Format: | 5069: Kodak Elite 100S, E6 Reversal, Replaces Lumiere, Warmer in tone vs. Lumiere |
Film Exposure: | |
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| 400 pixels | 266 pixels | No | No | Photographic Highlights | Download Image |
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Image Caption: Mt. Egmont/Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand
The contrast between pasture and forest is striking in this photograph
of Mt. Egmont/Taranaki Park. The park was created in 1900 and is
entirely forested up to the tree line. At the center of the park is Mt.
Egmont/Taranaki, a 2518 m (8261 ft) high, snow -capped volcano.
Egmont/Taranaki has erupted at least eight times in the last 6000 years;
the last recorded eruption was in 1755. The height of this volcano
creates its own climate and helps to maintain the greenness of the
forests. The slopes of Egmont/Taranaki are the wettest on North Island.
In nearby New Plymouth the annual rainfall is 1500 mm (59 in) per year.
At 1000 m (3280 ft) up the slopes of the volcano the annual rainfall
rate is 6500-7500 mm (256-295 in). Mt. Egmont/Taranaki has not had a
major eruption in 245 years, but it only considered dormant and not an
extinct volcano.
The contrast between pasture and forest is striking in this photograph
of Mt. Egmont/Taranaki Park. The park was created in 1900 and is
entirely forested up to the tree line. At the center of the park is Mt.
Egmont/Taranaki, a 2518 m (8261 ft) high, snow -capped volcano.
Egmont/Taranaki has erupted at least eight times in the last 6000 years;
the last recorded eruption was in 1755. The height of this volcano
creates its own climate and helps to maintain the greenness of the
forests. The slopes of Egmont/Taranaki are the wettest on North Island.
In nearby New Plymouth the annual rainfall is 1500 mm (59 in) per year.
At 1000 m (3280 ft) up the slopes of the volcano the annual rainfall
rate is 6500-7500 mm (256-295 in). Mt. Egmont/Taranaki has not had a
major eruption in 245 years, but it only considered dormant and not an
extinct volcano.
