STS51F-37-59

Zoom image at cursor

NASA Photo ID

STS51F-37-59

Focal Length

250mm

Date taken

1985.08.05

Time taken

06:59:34 GMT

Resolutions offered for this image:
5700 x 5900 pixels 500 x 518 pixels 640 x 480 pixels

Cloud masks available for this image:

Map Location
Image Details
Camera Information
Download Options

Spacecraft nadir point: 18.1° S, 45.4° E

Photo center point: 16.0° S, 46.5° E

Photo center point by machine learning:

Nadir to Photo Center: Northeast

Spacecraft Altitude: 166 nautical miles (307km)

Country or Geographic Name:

MADAGASCAR

Features:

BETSIBOKA RIVER

Features Found Using Machine Learning:

Cloud Cover Percentage:

5 (1-10)%

Sun Elevation Angle:

43°

Sun Azimuth:

42°

Camera:

Hasselblad

Focal Length:

250mm

Camera Tilt:

41 degrees

Format:

5017: Kodak, natural color positive, Ektachrome, X Professional, ASA 64, standard base

Film Exposure:

Normal

Additional Information

Width	Height	Annotated	Cropped	Links
5700 pixels	5900 pixels	No	No	Download Image
500 pixels	518 pixels	No	No	Download Image
640 pixels	480 pixels	No	No	Download Image

Other options available:

Download Packaged File

Download a Google Earth KML for this Image

View photo footprint information

Download a GeoTIFF for this photo

Image Caption: Once covered with thick, green tropical foliage, the island of Madagascar now rates as one of the world's most man-devastated lands. With huge amounts of its forests cleared, vast quantities of eroded soil pour into the Betsiboka Estuary, clogging the river's path to the Indian Ocean.