Photo #: STS073-759-31 Date: Oct. 1995Geographic Region: USA-MISSISSIPPI
Feature: MISSISSIPPI R.,VICKSBURG
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Photo #: STS073-759-31 Date: Oct. 1995 Geographic Region: USA-MISSISSIPPI Feature: MISSISSIPPI R.,VICKSBURG |
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| STS073-759-031 Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.A. October 1995 Discernible slightly east of the center of the photograph is historic Vicksburg. The city sits on a bluff several hundred feet above the broad floodplain of the Mississippi River, which has highly reflective sandbars visible in its main channel. A dramatic escarpment separates the darker, elevated, forested terrain from the lighter, flat, cultivated floodplain; however, several dark, wooded areas exist on the floodplain itself. Apparent on the floodplain are many looping, oxbow lakes and meander scars--an indication that the river transports large quantities of sediment and constantly changes its main channel. |
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| Mission: | STS073 |
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| Roll - Frame: | 759 - 31 |
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| Geographical Name: | USA-MISSISSIPPI |
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| Features: | MISSISSIPPI R.,VICKSBURG |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 32.5N x 91W |
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| Film Exposure: | O | 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: | 51 | 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: | NE | 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: | 132 |
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| Date: | 19951028 | YYYYMMDD |
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| Time: | 164746 | GMT HHMMSS |
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| Nadir Lat: | 29.9N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft | |||
| Nadir Lon: | 92.4W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft | |||
| Sun Azimuth: | 157 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
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| Space Craft Altitude: | 144 | nautical miles |
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| Sun Elevation: | 44 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
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| Land Views: | ESCARPMENT, HILL, FLOOD PLAIN, FOREST |
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| Water Views: | RIVER |
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| Atmosphere Views: | |
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| Man Made Views: | AGRICULTURE |
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