Photo #: ISS004-E-11958 Date: May 2002Geographic Region: DEM. REP. OF CONGO
Feature: SAVANNA, HILLS, FIRE SCARS, SMOKE
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Photo #: ISS004-E-11958 Date: May 2002 Geographic Region: DEM. REP. OF CONGO Feature: SAVANNA, HILLS, FIRE SCARS, SMOKE |
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| Fires in Central and Southern Africa Fire scars and smoke plumes result from biomass burning in the savannas of southern Democratic Republic of Congo. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station observed the seasonal increase in savanna burning, which traditionally peaks in June in southern Democratic Republic of Congo. This image, taken on May 16, 2002, is centered near 8.6S, 27.4 E. These fires, likely the result of human activities, are thought to contribute significant emissions to the atmosphere (Cahoon, et al, 1992). The darker area in the foreground is a more heavily wooded hillside; most burning occurs in the grassier savannas which appear red-brown. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 46k |
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| Mission: | ISS004 |
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| Roll - Frame: | E - 11958 |
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| Geographical Name: | DEM. REP. OF CONGO |
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| Features: | SAVANNA, HILLS, FIRE SCARS, SMOKE |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 8.5S x 27.0E |
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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:: | E4 |
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| Camera Tilt: | 7 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 180 |
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| 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=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
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| Orbit Number: | 3926 |
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| Date: | 20020516 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 091319 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 8.6S |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 27.4E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 25 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 212 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 59 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
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| Atmosphere Views: | SMOKE |
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