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			Photo #: STS089-709-53 Date: Jan. 1998 Geographic Region: ARGENTINA Feature: RIO NEGRO, POINT RASA



	STS089-709-053 Rio Negro, Argentina January 1998 The mouths of the Rio Negro and its mouth can be seen in this southeast-looking view. The Rio Negro originates in central Argentina from the confluence of the Neuquen and Limay Rivers and then flows generally eastward 400 miles (645 km) passed the small city of Carmen De Patagones to the Atlantic Ocean. Through most of its course to the Atlantic Ocean, the Rio Negro is used for irrigation of farmland in the northern Patagonia Region. Agricultural field patterns are scattered throughout the scene. Numerous salt marshes (white-colored areas) are also discernible. The Salina Grande is visible just below the center portion of the image.

Images:	All Available Images Low-Resolution 293k
Mission:	STS089
Roll - Frame:	709 - 53
Geographical Name:	ARGENTINA
Features:	RIO NEGRO, POINT RASA
Center Lat x Lon:	40.5S x 63W
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:	39	LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length:	100
Nadir to Photo Center Direction:	SE	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:	120
Date:	19980130	YYYYMMDD
Time:	182802	GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat:	38.7S	Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon:	64.9W	Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth:	302	Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:	197	nautical miles
Sun Elevation:	57	Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:	COAST, PLAIN, SALAR
Water Views:	RIVER, SEDIMENT
Atmosphere Views:
Man Made Views:	AGRICULTURE
City Views:

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