< STS41G-34-79 >
| NASA Photo ID | STS41G-34-79 |
| Focal Length | 100mm |
| Date taken | 1984.10.11 |
| Time taken | 12:21:20 GMT |
Cloud masks available for this image:
Spacecraft nadir point: 38.9° N, 5.4° W
Photo center point: 36.0° N, 6.0° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 36.0° N, 6.0° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: South
Spacecraft Altitude: 123 nautical miles (228km)
Country or Geographic Name: | SPAIN |
Features: | ST OF GIBRALTAR EDDIES |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 0 (no clouds present) |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 43° |
Sun Azimuth: | 135° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 100mm |
Camera Tilt: | Low Oblique |
Format: | 6017: Kodak Ektachrome 64, 220 Roll Format |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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| 500 pixels | 518 pixels | No | No | Download Image | |
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No GeoTIFF is available for this photo.Image Caption: View of the Straits of Gibraltar from the
northeast. The Rock of Gibraltar forms the sharp spine at
the western end of the Straits. Sunglint highlights the
land/sea boundary and also displays internal waves and other
ocean features. The internal waves are set up by surface
tidal flow that runs in the opposite direction to submarine
currents that flow over the sill separating the
Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean. The Straits were
the classical "Pillars of Hercules", the mythical end of the
world, although Cadiz outside the Pillars was settled by
Mediterranean traders at least a thousand years before
Christ.
northeast. The Rock of Gibraltar forms the sharp spine at
the western end of the Straits. Sunglint highlights the
land/sea boundary and also displays internal waves and other
ocean features. The internal waves are set up by surface
tidal flow that runs in the opposite direction to submarine
currents that flow over the sill separating the
Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean. The Straits were
the classical "Pillars of Hercules", the mythical end of the
world, although Cadiz outside the Pillars was settled by
Mediterranean traders at least a thousand years before
Christ.
