Photo #: ISS003-E-5735 Date: Sep. 2001Geographic Region: BERMUDA
Feature: CASTLE HARBOUR, AIRFIELD
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Photo #: ISS003-E-5735 Date: Sep. 2001 Geographic Region: BERMUDA Feature: CASTLE HARBOUR, AIRFIELD |
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| "Boilers" along the southeast coast of Bermuda Along the south shore of Bermuda, waves break continuously along algal/vermetid reefs (composed of algae and molluscs, not coral), forming "boilers" (https://www.coexploration.org/bbsr/coral/html/body_reef_formation.htm). Boilers are named because the continuous breaking of waves makes it look as if the sea is boiling. This photograph taken from the International Space Station shows the eastern half of the main islands of Bermuda. Land use is about 6 percent cropland, 55 percent developed and 34 percent rural. Reflective white-colored areas are buildings and other developments surrounded by green areas of vegetation. St. David's Island is also home to the airport, with runways built out into Castle Harbour. Hurricane Erin passed northeast of Bermuda early on September 10 with 115 mile-per-hour winds (a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Scale), but causing very minimal damage. Astronauts aboard Space Station Alpha photographed the area on September 14, 2001. By then, the skies had cleared and Erin had become an extratropical low near Newfoundland. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 61k |
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| Mission: | ISS003 |
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| Roll - Frame: | E - 5735 |
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| Geographical Name: | BERMUDA |
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| Features: | CASTLE HARBOUR, AIRFIELD |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 32.5N x 64.5W |
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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: | 25 |
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| Camera:: | E2 |
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| Camera Tilt: | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
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| Camera Focal Length: | 800 |
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| Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West |
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| Stereo?: | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
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| Date: | 200109__ | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | GMT HHMMSS |
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| Nadir Lat: | N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
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| Space Craft Altitude: | nautical miles |
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| Sun Elevation: | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
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| Land Views: | COAST, ISLAND |
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| Water Views: | SEA |
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| Atmosphere Views: | |
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| Man Made Views: | AIRPORT |
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| City Views: | |
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