Photo #: ISS010-E-9287 Date: Dec. 2004 Geographic Region: HOWLAND ISLAND Feature: HOWLAND ISLAND |
Howland Island, Pacific Ocean Howland Island is a United States possession located in the north Pacific between Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. Prior to 1890, organic nitrate (guano) was mined from the island by both the United States and the British. This tiny island (1.6 km2) is currently part of the U.S. National Wildlife Refuge system, and provides nesting areas and forage for a variety of birds and marine wildlife. The island is composed of coral fragments and is surrounded by an active fringing reef. White breakers encircling the island indicate the position of the reef. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station photograph numerous reefs around the world as part of a global mapping and monitoring program. High-resolution images such as this one are used to update geographic maps of reefs and islands, assess the health of reef ecosystems, and calculate bathymetry of the surrounding ocean bottom. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 264k |
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Mission: | ISS010 |
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Roll - Frame: | E - 9287 |
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Geographical Name: | HOWLAND ISLAND |
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Features: | HOWLAND ISLAND |
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Center Lat x Lon: | .8N x 176.6W |
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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: | 41 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 800 |
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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: | 2496 |
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Date: | 20041203 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 185548 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 2.7N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 174.6W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 115 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 192 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 19 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | ISLAND |
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Water Views: | OCEAN, REEF |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences |
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