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  Image: Geographic Location Direction Photo #: STS068-174-150 Date: Oct. 1994
Geographic Region: USA-WASHINGTON
Feature: COLUMBIA R, AGR. PATTERNS

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  STS068-174-150 Columbia River and Columbia Plateau, Washington, U.S.A. October 1994
Agricultural field patterns and the Columbia River are featured in this south-southwest-looking, low-oblique photograph of the vast Columbia Plateau. An important agricultural and grazing region, the plateau is underlaid by deposits of lava (mainly basalt) some 10 000 feet (3050 meters) thick interbedded with sedimentary rock and overlaid with volcanic ash. The Washington area of the plateau has scattered coulees (dry river canyons) and scablands (extensively eroded basalt surfaces) that were carved by glacial meltwaters. The Columbia River twists westward to the base of the Cascade Range and turns south. Grand Coulee Dam is barely discernible midway between the lower left and lower center of the photograph. Just south of Grand Coulee Dam is Banks Lake, which was part of the Columbia River channel during the ice age. Near the right center, Lake Chelan, the third deepest freshwater lake in the United States, is visible. Other lakes and dams dot the course of the Columbia River, making the plateau an important source of hydroelectric power.
 
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Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 296k
Mission: STS068  
Roll - Frame: 174 - 150
Geographical Name: USA-WASHINGTON  
Features: COLUMBIA R, AGR. PATTERNS  
Center Lat x Lon: 47.5N x 119.5W
Film Exposure: N   N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 5
 
Camera: LH
 
Camera Tilt: LO   LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length: 250  
 
Nadir to Photo Center Direction: SW   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: 103  
 
Date: 19941006   YYYYMMDD
Time: 183906   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: 49.8N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: 117.1W  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth: 163   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude: 115   nautical miles
Sun Elevation: 34   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views: PLATEAU  
Water Views: RIVER, RESERVOIR  
Atmosphere Views:  
Man Made Views: AGRICULTURE  
City Views:  
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