Photo #: ISS002-E-9309 Date: Jul. 2001 Geographic Region: LESSER ANTILLES Feature: MONTSERRAT, PLUME, LAHARS |
ISS002-E-9309 Montserrat, Lesser Antilles July 2001 Volcanic activity on the West Indian island of Montserrat has remained high for several years--the current activity started in 1995. However, remote sensing of the island has been difficult because of frequent cloud cover. The International Space Station crew flew north of the island on a clear day in early July (July 9, 2001) and recorded a vigorous steam plume emanating from the summit of Soufriere Hills. The image also reveals the extensive volcanic mud flows (lahars) and new deltas built out from the coast from the large amounts of volcanic debris delivered downstream by the rivers draining the mountain. As a small island (only 13 x 8 km), all of Montserrat has been impacted by the eruptions. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 38k |
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Mission: | ISS002 |
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Roll - Frame: | E - 9309 |
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Geographical Name: | LESSER ANTILLES |
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Features: | MONTSERRAT, PLUME, LAHARS |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 16.5N x 62W |
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Film Exposure: | N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus |
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Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: | 10 |
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Camera:: | E2 |
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Camera Tilt: | HO | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 800 |
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Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | S | The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West |
Stereo?: | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
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Orbit Number: | 3062 |
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Date: | 20010709 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 180000 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 21.9N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 61.7W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 276 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 204 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 65 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | COAST, ISLAND, MOUNTAIN |
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Water Views: | |
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Atmosphere Views: | PLUME |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences |
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