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			Photo #: STS051-72-85 Date: Sep. 1993 Geographic Region: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Feature: L. ENRIQUILLO, AGIRIC.



	STS051-072-085 Lake Enriquillo, Dominican Republic September 1993 The only saltwater lake in the world inhabited by crocodiles, Lake Enriquillo can be seen in this near-nadir looking view. Lake Enriquillo is located in a rift valley that extends 79 miles (127 km) from Port-au-Prince Bay in Haiti in the west (not visible on the image) to near Neiba Bay in the Dominican Republic in the east (not visible on the image). The rift valley, a former marine strait, is 9 to 12 miles (15-20 km) wide. Known as the Cul-de-Sac Depression in Haiti and the Hoya de Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic, parts of the rift valley are below sea level and are covered by large salt lakes. Lake Enriquillo covers an area of 102 sq. miles (265 sq. km) and is the lowest point in the Caribbean falling 144 feet (44 meters) below sea level. Its drainage basin includes ten minor river systems. The rivers that rise in the Neiba Mountains to the north (lower center and lower right of the image) are perennial. Those rivers that rise in the Baoruco Mountains to the south (upper center and upper left of the image) are intermittent. Lake Enriquillo has no outlet. The lake's water level varies because of the high evaporation rate. Earthquakes in the region are common. Just above the right center of the image, the other salt lake in the rift valley, Etang Suamatre located in the country of Haiti, is visible.

Images:	All Available Images Low-Resolution 399k
Mission:	STS051
Roll - Frame:	72 - 85
Geographical Name:	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Features:	L. ENRIQUILLO, AGIRIC.
Center Lat x Lon:	18.5N x 71.5W
Film Exposure:	N	N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP:	20
Camera:	HB
Camera Tilt:	14	LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length:	250
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	Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
Orbit Number:	34
Date:	19930914	YYYYMMDD
Time:	134109	GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat:	17.9N	Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon:	71.2W	Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth:	103	Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:	163	nautical miles
Sun Elevation:	44	Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:	RIFT, FAULT, MOUNTAIN
Water Views:	LAKE, RIVER
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