Photo #: ISS005-E-11189 Date: Aug. 2002Geographic Region: LIBYA
Feature: OILWELL,SMOKE,CALANSCIO DUNES
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Photo #: ISS005-E-11189 Date: Aug. 2002 Geographic Region: LIBYA Feature: OILWELL,SMOKE,CALANSCIO DUNES |
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| Well-head flare, Calanscio Sand Sea, Libya A plume of black smoke blowing westward is silhouetted against linear dunes in the great sand sea of northeast Libya. Smoke from flares at remote well heads is commonly seen by astronauts flying over the Sahara Desert. The plume dispersal pattern visible at the left edge of the image may be due to upper-level winds or gravitational settling of heavier particulates. The regular pattern of linear dunes is generated by two major winds: the dominant north wind (north is towards the top right) determines the orientation of the sand dunes. Gentler easterly winds, as were blowing when this view was taken, make the dunes asymmetric, with a gentle windward (west) slope and an oversteepened downwind slope. Some oversteepened slopes even cast shadows in the early morning light. One mound of sand (top right), due north of the well head, does not fit the pattern of linear dunes. This type is known as a star dune. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 186k |
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| Mission: | ISS005 |
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| Roll - Frame: | E - 11189 |
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| Geographical Name: | LIBYA |
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| Features: | OILWELL,SMOKE,CALANSCIO DUNES |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 28.7N x 22.7E |
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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: | 23 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 800 |
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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: | 1484 |
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| Date: | 20020825 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 061618 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 28.5N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 24.2E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 93 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 214 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 29 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | DESERT, DUNE |
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| Water Views: | SEA |
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| Atmosphere Views: | PLUME, SMOKE |
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