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  Image: Geographic Location Direction Photo #: STS039-601-49 Date: Apr. 1991
Geographic Region: CANADA-N
Feature: JET STREAM, ICE FLOWS

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  STS039-601-049 Jet Stream, Maritime Provinces, Canada May 1991
The Northern Hemisphere Jet Stream can be seen crossing Cape Breton Island in the Maritime Provinces of Eastern Canada. The Jet Stream is a narrow zone of high-speed winds typically found at altitudes of 4 to 8 miles (8-12 km) above the earth. They result from temperature contrasts between polar and tropical regions. The strongest Jet Stream winds are found in the winter when the contrast between polar and tropical regions is the greatest. Wind speeds can reach 90 to over 180 miles per hour (145 to over 290 km/h) from west to east. Jet Streams are found between latitudes 20 to near 55 north and south. During the winter months over the United States and southern Canada, the path taken by the Jet Stream can have a large influence on the weather conditions of this region.
 
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Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 93k
Mission: STS039  
Roll - Frame: 601 - 49
Geographical Name: CANADA-N  
Features: JET STREAM, ICE FLOWS  
Center Lat x Lon: N x E
Film Exposure: N   N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 50
 
Camera: RX
 
Camera Tilt: HO   LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length: 100  
 
Nadir to Photo Center Direction:   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: 17  
 
Date: 19910429   YYYYMMDD
Time: 113900   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: 48.4N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: 60.4W  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth: 99   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude: 138   nautical miles
Sun Elevation: 27   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
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Atmosphere Views: JET STREAM  
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