STS094-748-2
| NASA Photo ID | STS094-748-2 |
| Focal Length | 250mm |
| Date taken | 1997.07.__ |
| Time taken | GMT |
Cloud masks available for this image:
Spacecraft nadir point:
Photo center point: 18.5° N, 66.5° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 18.5° N, 66.5° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center:
Spacecraft Altitude: nautical miles (0km)
Country or Geographic Name: | PUERTO RICO |
Features: | ARECIBO |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 20 (11-25)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | ° |
Sun Azimuth: | ° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 250mm |
Camera Tilt: | Low Oblique |
Format: | 5069: Kodak Elite 100S, E6 Reversal, Replaces Lumiere, Warmer in tone vs. Lumiere |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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| 4012 pixels | 4012 pixels | No | No | Earth From Space collection | Download Image |
| 639 pixels | 639 pixels | No | No | Earth From Space collection | Download Image |
| 511 pixels | 513 pixels | No | No | Download Image |
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Image Caption: STS094-748-002 Arecibo, Puerto Rico July 1997
Arecibo, a city along the northwest coast of Puerto Rico, can be identified as the highly reflective area near the center of the picture. This northwest coast region of Puerto Rico has a tropical wet climate. Rainfall amounts that exceed 60 inches (150cm) per year, coupled with the underlying limestone rocks, have created a unique "karst" topographic landscape. The dark swath of land inland but parallel to the coast shows the distribution of these hilly, densely vegetated, steep sided limestone erosional features. Daytime cloud buildups, which are a characteristic of the diurnal tropical precipitation pattern and are typical for the north facing slopes of the island, can be seen on this image. These clouds and the small scale of the image combine to obscure the location of the world's largest radio telescope (the Arecibo Observatory--National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center), which is located roughly 10 miles (16 km) south of Arecibo. Sections of Highway 2, the main highway that encircles most of the island commonwealth, are visible as a linear, light-colored feature, mainly west of Arecibo.
Arecibo, a city along the northwest coast of Puerto Rico, can be identified as the highly reflective area near the center of the picture. This northwest coast region of Puerto Rico has a tropical wet climate. Rainfall amounts that exceed 60 inches (150cm) per year, coupled with the underlying limestone rocks, have created a unique "karst" topographic landscape. The dark swath of land inland but parallel to the coast shows the distribution of these hilly, densely vegetated, steep sided limestone erosional features. Daytime cloud buildups, which are a characteristic of the diurnal tropical precipitation pattern and are typical for the north facing slopes of the island, can be seen on this image. These clouds and the small scale of the image combine to obscure the location of the world's largest radio telescope (the Arecibo Observatory--National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center), which is located roughly 10 miles (16 km) south of Arecibo. Sections of Highway 2, the main highway that encircles most of the island commonwealth, are visible as a linear, light-colored feature, mainly west of Arecibo.
