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			Photo #: STS034-84-36 Date: Oct. 1989 Geographic Region: JAPAN Feature: KYUSHU



	STS034-084-036 Kyushu Island, Japan October 1989 The rugged physiography of Japan is captured in this low-oblique, north-looking photograph that shows most of Kyushu Island, Japan's southernmost large island. Much of Japan is mountainous and steep-sloped, geologically young, earthquake prone, and volcanic. Only about 18 percent of Japan's land is usable for human habitation; available arable land for farming is also at a premium. This photograph confirms the lack of habitable space--the extensive darker green areas are hills and mountains; many of the regions have peaks that exceed 3000 feet (915 meters). Highly reflective urban areas appear primarily along the coast and in some valleys. Mount Sakura-jima, located on a peninsula in Kagoshima Bay, has almost daily, and sometimes explosive, eruptions; its ash plume is visible in this photograph.

Images:	All Available Images Low-Resolution 130k
Mission:	STS034
Roll - Frame:	84 - 36
Geographical Name:	JAPAN
Features:	KYUSHU
Center Lat x Lon:	31.5N x 131.0E
Film Exposure:	N	N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP:	30
Camera:	HB
Camera Tilt:	45	LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length:	100
Nadir to Photo Center Direction:	N	The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West
Stereo?:	N	Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
Orbit Number:	54
Date:	19891022	YYYYMMDD
Time:	010347	GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat:	28.5N	Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon:	131.6E	Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth:	140	Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:	180	nautical miles
Sun Elevation:	41	Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:	COAST, ISLAND, VOLCANO, FOREST, PENINSULA, MOUNTAIN
Water Views:	BAY, ESTUARY
Atmosphere Views:	SMOKE, PLUME
Man Made Views:	URBAN AREA
City Views:

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