Photo #: ISS015-E-18808 Date: Jul. 2007Geographic Region: SPAIN
Feature: CEUTA, MEDITERRANEAN SEA
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Photo #: ISS015-E-18808 Date: Jul. 2007 Geographic Region: SPAIN Feature: CEUTA, MEDITERRANEAN SEA |
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| Ceuta, Northern Africa: The southern tip of Spain and the northern tip of Africa come close to touching at the Strait of Gibraltar. At the Strait's narrowest point, only about 13 kilometers (8 miles) separate Spain from Morocco. The small Spanish enclave Ceuta occupies a narrow isthmus of land on the African side of the Strait of Gibraltar; the rest of the surrounding territory is Morocco. The isthmus and the city of Ceuta have been used as a military base since the Roman Empire occupied the area around AD 42; the city today supports a fort garrisoned by the Spanish army. This astronaut photograph illustrates the sharp contrasts in land surfaces in the area. Densely populated Ceuta occupies the center of the image, its maze of pink and white residential and industrial rooftops occasionally broken by patches of green--city parks and athletic fields. North of the city, seawalls enclose a small bay and harbor. On the beach, bright blue patches are large water parks. Green, vegetated slopes surround the Spanish fort that sits at the top of Monte Hacho, at the eastern tip of the isthmus. (The fort commands a clear view of the Strait of Gibraltar, which is visible in a regional view of the area. Several small boats are visible near the coastline to the northwest and south of Ceuta. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 266k |
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| Mission: | ISS015 |
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| Roll - Frame: | E - 18808 |
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| Geographical Name: | SPAIN |
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| Features: | CEUTA, MEDITERRANEAN SEA |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 35.9N x 5.3W |
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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: | 27 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 800 |
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| Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | S | 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: | 1617 |
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| Date: | 20070721 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 090610 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 37.4N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 5.2W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 97 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 174 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 44 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | |
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| Water Views: | BAY, STRAIT |
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| Atmosphere Views: | |
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| Man Made Views: | HARBOR |
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| City Views: | CEUTA |
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