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			Photo #: STS064-91-22 Date: Sep. 1994 Geographic Region: BOLIVIA Feature: LAKE POOPO, DRY



	STS064-091-022 Lake Poopó, Bolivia September 1994 An almost dried-up Lake Poopo (also called Lake Aullagas) is visible in this low-oblique, west-looking photograph. Lake waters have been receding since 1990 (refer to STS-048-072-049, September 1991), and the inflow of the Desaguadero River at the lake's north end (brown) has slowed to a trickle. At the south end of the lake is a small river that drains Lake Poopo and follows a westward course until it finally drains into Salar de Coipasa (not visible in the photograph). Without years of near-normal or above-normal precipitation in the region, the lake will continue to dry because of evaporation resulting from intense sunshine and strong winds. A small light blue lake is visible east of Lake Poopo near the town of Challapata (grayish smudge at the base of the mountains south of the small lake). With the carrying capacity of Lake Poopo becoming inadequate, migratory wading birds from North America will need to find other area lakes for their wintering grounds.

Images:	All Available Images Low-Resolution 94k
Mission:	STS064
Roll - Frame:	91 - 22
Geographical Name:	BOLIVIA
Features:	LAKE POOPO, DRY
Center Lat x Lon:	19S x 67W
Film Exposure:	N	N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP:	0
Camera:	HB
Camera Tilt:	49	LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length:	250
Nadir to Photo Center Direction:	W	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:	77
Date:	19940914	YYYYMMDD
Time:	171803	GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat:	20.2S	Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon:	64.6W	Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth:	324	Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:	140	nautical miles
Sun Elevation:	62	Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:	PLATEAU, MOUNTAIN
Water Views:	LAKE
Atmosphere Views:
Man Made Views:
City Views:

Associated Photos in Sequence:

Photo #: STS057-99-65
Description: PERU/BOLIVIA-1993; L. TITICACA, L. POOPO REGION-SYNOPTIC VIEW
Sequence ID: 6A

Photo #: SL3-115-1911
Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO-1973; LAKE LEVEL
Sequence ID: 6B

Photo #: STS51J-144-23
Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO-1985; LAKE LEVEL
Sequence ID: 6C

Photo #: STS026-40-64
Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO, LAKE COIPASA-1988; LAKE POOPO LAKE LEVEL
Sequence ID: 6D

Photo #: STS032-88-69
Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO-1990; LAKE LEVEL
Sequence ID: 6E

Photo #: STS048-72-49
Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO-1991; LAKE LEVEL CHANGES
Sequence ID: 6F

Photo #: STS064-91-22 ** Currently displayed photo **
Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO-1994; DECREASING LAKE LEVEL
Sequence ID: 6G

Photo #: STS073-735-47
Description: BOLIVIA, LAKE POOPO-1995; LAKE IS DRY
Sequence ID: 6H

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