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  Image: Geographic Location Direction Photo #: STS090-712-40 Date: Apr. 1998
Geographic Region: USA-DC
Feature: CAPITOL, MALL, STREETS

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  STS090-712-040 Washington District of Columbia April 1998
Washington D.C., the capital of the United States, is located on the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers. The Potomac River enters the scene midway between the left center and upper left of the image and exits the scene at the bottom center of the image. The state of Virginia lies to the west of the Potomac River, the state of Maryland to the north and east of the Potomac River. The runways of Andrews Air Force Base are visible east-southeast of Washington D. C. near the right center of the image.
 
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Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 253k
Mission: STS090  
Roll - Frame: 712 - 40
Geographical Name: USA-DC  
Features: CAPITOL, MALL, STREETS  
Center Lat x Lon: 39.0N x 77W
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: 11   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: 128  
 
Date: 19980425   YYYYMMDD
Time: 163100   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: 38.6N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: 76.9W  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth: 161   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude: 133   nautical miles
Sun Elevation: 64   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views: PLAIN, FOREST  
Water Views: RIVER  
Atmosphere Views:  
Man Made Views: URBAN AREA, AIRPORT  
City Views: WASHINGTON D.C.  
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