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  Image: Geographic Location Direction Photo #: ISS008-E-16355 Date: Feb. 2004
Geographic Region: SAUDI ARABIA
Feature: SAND STORM FRONT, PERSIAN GULF COAST

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  Massive Sandstorm in Qatar:
This striking photograph shows a massive sandstorm sweeping over the Persian Gulf state of Qatar as it races southward toward southeastern Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on February 15, 2004. A major upper level low pressure over southwestern Asia led to a series of storms sweeping through the area. The crew of the International Space Station acquired this image with a digital camera using a 50-mm lens.
 
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Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 70k
Mission: ISS008  
Roll - Frame: E - 16355
Geographical Name: SAUDI ARABIA  
Features: SAND STORM FRONT, PERSIAN GULF COAST  
Center Lat x Lon: 24.0N x 51.0E
Film Exposure:   N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 50
 
Camera: E4
 
Camera Tilt: 45   LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length: 50  
 
Nadir to Photo Center Direction: N   The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West
Stereo?:   Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
Orbit Number: 1907  
 
Date: 20040215   YYYYMMDD
Time: 131112   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: 21.0N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: 49.8E  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth: 248   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude: 194   nautical miles
Sun Elevation: 19   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:  
Water Views: GULF  
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