< STS129-E-6916 >
| NASA Photo ID | STS129-E-6916 |
| Focal Length | 125mm |
| Date taken | 2009.11.20 |
| Time taken | 19:43:51 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 25.4° N, 111.9° W
Photo center point: 24.8° N, 112.1° W
Photo center point by machine learning: 24.79° N, 112.13° W
Photo center point: 24.8° N, 112.1° W
Photo center point by machine learning: 24.79° N, 112.13° W
Nadir to Photo Center: South
Spacecraft Altitude: 180 nautical miles (333km)
Country or Geographic Name: | MEXICO |
Features: | PUERTO SAN CARLOS, C. SAN LAZARO, MAGDALENA BAY |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 10 (1-10)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 44° |
Sun Azimuth: | 190° |
Camera: | Nikon D2Xs Electronic Still Camera |
Focal Length: | 125mm |
Camera Tilt: | 12 degrees |
Format: | 4288E: 4288 x 2848 pixel CMOS sensor, RGBG imager color filter |
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| 640 pixels | 437 pixels | No | No | Download Image |
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No GeoTIFF is available for this photo.Image Caption: Mangroves, Dunes, and Desert on Baja California
Along the west coast of Baja California, roughly one third of the peninsula's length from its southern tip, the land pokes westward like a slightly bent elbow. The area is a combination of sparsely vegetated desert, sand dunes, mangroves, braided streams, shallow coastal waters, and mountainous islands.
In this astronaut photograph, taken from a vantage point west of the peninsula, north is toward the upper left. Toward the east, the desert appears in shades of tan and beige. Blue-green mangroves infiltrate the desert, following irregular paths toward the northeast. Within these mangroves, deep blue streams and rivers form and flow toward the shallow waters near the coast.
Along the Pacific shore (image lower left), breaking waves form an irregular white line. The waves are barely lighter than the sand dunes of the broad coastal plain, which stretches inland toward the mangroves. West of the mangroves, two islands rise above the ocean surface. Their rugged topography contrasts sharply with that of the thin, curving barrier beach that connects them.
Almost completely surrounded by ocean, the coastal town of Puerto San Carlos serves as a base for tourists visiting the area to watch whales. Grey whale migration season--January through March--brings both cetaceans and tourists to the area.
Along the west coast of Baja California, roughly one third of the peninsula's length from its southern tip, the land pokes westward like a slightly bent elbow. The area is a combination of sparsely vegetated desert, sand dunes, mangroves, braided streams, shallow coastal waters, and mountainous islands.
In this astronaut photograph, taken from a vantage point west of the peninsula, north is toward the upper left. Toward the east, the desert appears in shades of tan and beige. Blue-green mangroves infiltrate the desert, following irregular paths toward the northeast. Within these mangroves, deep blue streams and rivers form and flow toward the shallow waters near the coast.
Along the Pacific shore (image lower left), breaking waves form an irregular white line. The waves are barely lighter than the sand dunes of the broad coastal plain, which stretches inland toward the mangroves. West of the mangroves, two islands rise above the ocean surface. Their rugged topography contrasts sharply with that of the thin, curving barrier beach that connects them.
Almost completely surrounded by ocean, the coastal town of Puerto San Carlos serves as a base for tourists visiting the area to watch whales. Grey whale migration season--January through March--brings both cetaceans and tourists to the area.
