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			Photo #: STS079-810-33 Date: Sep. 1996 Geographic Region: GREECE Feature: THESSALONIKI



	STS079-810-033 Thessaloniki, Greece September 1996 The second largest city in Greece, Thessaloniki is visible near the center of the image in this southwest-looking view. The city is located in northeast Greece on the Gulf of Thessaloniki, an inlet of the Aegean Sea. The city has excellent port facilities and is a major railroad, commercial, industrial, and financial center in the region. Two lakes are located to the east (left) of the city, the smaller Lake Koronia, and the larger Lake Voevi. The mouth of the Vandar River is visible entering the Gulf of Thessaloniki southwest (right) of the city.

Images:	All Available Images Low-Resolution 364k
Mission:	STS079
Roll - Frame:	810 - 33
Geographical Name:	GREECE
Features:	THESSALONIKI
Center Lat x Lon:	40.5N x 23.0E
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:	30	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:	125
Date:	19960924	YYYYMMDD
Time:	061756	GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat:	40.4N	Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon:	24.9E	Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth:	112	Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:	201	nautical miles
Sun Elevation:	23	Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:	PLAIN, MOUNTAIN, FOREST
Water Views:	GULF, SEA, RIVER
Atmosphere Views:
Man Made Views:	URBAN AREA
City Views:

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