Photo #: ISS007-E-13327 Date: Aug. 2003 Geographic Region: INDONESIA-J Feature: MOUNT MERAPI, PLUME, AGRICULTURE |
Merapi Volcano, Java: At 2,911 meters, the summit of Merapi Volcano and its vigorous steam plume rises above a bank of stratus clouds on its southern flank on August 24, 2003. One of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, it has been almost continuously active for nearly ten years, including periodic pyroclastic flows (hot ash and rock debris) and avalanches. The volcano is located less than 25 miles north of the city of Yogykarta in central Java. More than 50,000 people live adjacent the treacherous southwestern slope, where volcanic material often sloughs from the unstable summit. Note the deep ravines on the eastern slopes providing rich soils and moisture to the agriculture below. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 44k |
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Mission: | ISS007 |
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Roll - Frame: | E - 13327 |
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Geographical Name: | INDONESIA-J |
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Features: | MOUNT MERAPI, PLUME, AGRICULTURE |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 7.5S x 110.5E |
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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: | 50 |
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Camera:: | E4 |
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Camera Tilt: | 8 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 400 |
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Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | SW | 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: | 3165 |
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Date: | 20030824 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 091807 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 7.2S |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 110.9E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 284 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 205 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 18 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | VOLCANO |
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Water Views: | |
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Atmosphere Views: | PLUME |
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Man Made Views: | AGRICULTURE |
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City Views: | |
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