Photo #: ISS004-E-12080 Date: May 2002Geographic Region: SENEGAL
Feature: PAN-DUST, COASTLINE
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Photo #: ISS004-E-12080 Date: May 2002 Geographic Region: SENEGAL Feature: PAN-DUST, COASTLINE |
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| Airborne African dust regularly reaches northeastern South America and the Caribbean. Westward dust transport from the Sahara across the central Atlantic has been a common occurrence this spring, with major events visible in both satellite images and photographs. Cap Vert, the westernmost point of Senegal, is dimly visible beneath the dust mass (center); the Arquipelago dos Bijagos in Guinea Bissau lies opposite the mouth of the sediment-laden Rio Corubal. This photo (ISS004-E-12080) was taken by the crew of the International Space Station on May 18, 2002, using a digital camera with a 35-mm lens. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 38k |
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| Mission: | ISS004 |
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| Roll - Frame: | E - 12080 |
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| Geographical Name: | SENEGAL |
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| Features: | PAN-DUST, COASTLINE |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 14.0N x 16.5W |
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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: | 10 |
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| Camera:: | E4 |
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| Camera Tilt: | HO | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 35 |
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| 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=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
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| Orbit Number: | 3958 |
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| Date: | 20020518 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 102114 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 5.3N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 12.9W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 65 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 210 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 52 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
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| Water Views: | SEDIMENT |
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| Atmosphere Views: | DUST |
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| Man Made Views: | |
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| City Views: | BISSAU |
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