< STS41C-51-2436 >
| NASA Photo ID | STS41C-51-2436 |
| Focal Length | 250mm |
| Date taken | 1984.04.__ |
| Time taken | GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point:
Photo center point: 24.0° N, 75.5° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 24.0° N, 75.5° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center:
Spacecraft Altitude: nautical miles (0km)
Country or Geographic Name: | BAHAMAS |
Features: | EXUMA SOUND |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 10 (1-10)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | ° |
Sun Azimuth: | ° |
Camera: | Linhof |
Focal Length: | 250mm |
Camera Tilt: | Low Oblique |
Format: | 2448: Fine Grain Aerochrome II color-reversal camera film, 70mm, process EA-5 |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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The Exumas and Isolated Platforms
How and why deep channels cut the shallow banks in the Bahamas is
still hotly debated in the geologic circles. The winding channels
of the northern Bahamas do not exist further south; the southern
Bahamas and Turks and Caicos comprise smaller isolated carbonate
platforms. Complicated current patterns are outlined in this pho-
tograph by the shape and distribution of the shallow sand banks
on the Bahama platform. This is especially well displayed around
Great Exuma Island (1).
Many of the Exuma Islands are privately owned and are accessible
only by private aircraft or boat. Because of their remoteness,
and the shallow banks and swift currents around these islands,
the coastal waters are littered with ship and plane wrecks.
(STS41C-51-2436)
The Exumas and Isolated Platforms
How and why deep channels cut the shallow banks in the Bahamas is
still hotly debated in the geologic circles. The winding channels
of the northern Bahamas do not exist further south; the southern
Bahamas and Turks and Caicos comprise smaller isolated carbonate
platforms. Complicated current patterns are outlined in this pho-
tograph by the shape and distribution of the shallow sand banks
on the Bahama platform. This is especially well displayed around
Great Exuma Island (1).
Many of the Exuma Islands are privately owned and are accessible
only by private aircraft or boat. Because of their remoteness,
and the shallow banks and swift currents around these islands,
the coastal waters are littered with ship and plane wrecks.
(STS41C-51-2436)
