Photo #: STS046-78-26 Date: Aug. 1992Geographic Region: BRAZIL
Feature: RONDONIA,DEFOREST,CITY
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Photo #: STS046-78-26 Date: Aug. 1992 Geographic Region: BRAZIL Feature: RONDONIA,DEFOREST,CITY |
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| STS046-078-026 Rondônia, Brazil August 1992 This photograph, showing the destruction of tropical rain forests, provides a visual indication of the rate of deforestation that is taking place in the state of Rondônia, which has been especially hard hit by deforestation. The amount of clear-cut area now exceeds the area of remaining rain forest timber stands. The solid dark green areas show the remaining tropical rain forest canopy. Two urban areas separated by a small river can be seen near the center of the photograph. This photograph and photograph STS-51G-034-0060, taken 7 years earlier, are representative of much larger areas where tropical rain forests are being decimated to permit farming and grazing in Brazil, Central America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. |
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| Mission: | STS046 |
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| Roll - Frame: | 78 - 26 |
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| Geographical Name: | BRAZIL |
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| Features: | RONDONIA,DEFOREST,CITY |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | N x E |
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| Film Exposure: | N | N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus |
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| Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: | 0 |
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| Camera:: | HB |
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| Camera Tilt: | LO | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
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| Camera Focal Length: | 250 |
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| Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West |
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| Stereo?: | N | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
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| Orbit Number: | 35 |
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| Date: | 19920802 | YYYYMMDD |
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| Time: | 191034 | GMT HHMMSS |
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| Nadir Lat: | 11.7S |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft | |||
| Nadir Lon: | 61.8W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft | |||
| Sun Azimuth: | 303 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
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| Space Craft Altitude: | 232 | nautical miles |
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| Sun Elevation: | 39 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
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| Land Views: | FOREST, BASIN |
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| Water Views: | RIVER |
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| Atmosphere Views: | |
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| Man Made Views: | DEFORESTATION |
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| City Views: | |
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Associated Photos in Sequence:  Photo #: STS51G-34-60Description: BRAZIL, AMAZON BASIN-1985; DEFORESTATION PATTERNS Sequence ID: 7A  Photo #: STS046-78-26 ** Currently displayed photo ** Description: BRAZIL, AMAZON BASIN-1992; CHANGING DEFORESTATION PATTERNS Sequence ID: 7B  Photo #: STS046-80-36Description: BRAZIL, AMAZON BASIN-1992; CHANGING DEFORESTATION PATTERNS Sequence ID: 7C | |||||
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