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			Photo #: STS037-152-227 Date: Apr. 1991 Geographic Region: INDONESIA Feature: SUMATERA-BANGKA I.



	STS037-152-227 Bangka Island, Musi River, Indonesia April 1991 This west-looking view shows the swampy coastal plain of southeast Sumatra and the northwest portion of Bangka Island (lower right). The Bangka Strait (10 miles-16km) wide is visible from the bottom center of the image. Bangka Island, 136 miles (218 km) long and 69 miles (111 km) wide is located off the southeast coast of Sumatra in the Java Sea. The island is one of the world's leading tin producers. Crops grown include rice, pepper, and coffee. The sediment-laden Talak and Banjuasin Rivers are visible to the left of center on the image. East of these two rivers is the v-shaped delta of the Musi River. Rubber and a variety of tropical crops are raised along the river's course.

Images:	All Available Images Low-Resolution 351k
Mission:	STS037
Roll - Frame:	152 - 227
Geographical Name:	INDONESIA
Features:	SUMATERA-BANGKA I.
Center Lat x Lon:	2S x 105.0E
Film Exposure:	N	N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP:	55
Camera:	LH
Camera Tilt:	6	LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length:	250
Nadir to Photo Center Direction:	S	The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West
Stereo?:	Y	Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
Orbit Number:	27
Date:	19910407	YYYYMMDD
Time:	072020	GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat:	1.6S	Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon:	104.9E	Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth:	284	Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:	244	nautical miles
Sun Elevation:	55	Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:	ISLAND, COAST
Water Views:	RIVER, SEDIMENT
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